Improved Li-Battery Electrolytes by Heterogeneous Doping of Nonaqueous Li-Salt Solutions
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- Published by The Electrochemical Society in Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters
- Vol. 7 (11), A432-A434
- https://doi.org/10.1149/1.1808113
Abstract
The concept of heterogeneous doping is applied to liquid lithium battery electrolytes. For that purpose, surface-acidic oxides (viz. are dispersed in containing ethylene carbonate/dimethyl carbonate (w/w 1:1). If the volume fraction (φ) is so high that the particles touch, the overall conductivity is significantly enhanced, in particular if the grain size is small. The results are explained by adsorption of the anion and therefore dissociating out of the ion pairs. This is in line with the zeta potential measurements. At lower φ, the effect is negligible owing to the repulsion of the colloids. At higher φ the conductivity is lowered because of inhomogeneity effects and eventually by the insulating nature of the admixtures. In addition to the enhanced overall conductivity, these composites show the favorable mechanical properties of soft matter (“soggy sand” electrolytes) and exhibit high effective viscosities. A significant advantage is that the content can make the use of polymer separators dispensable. Performance tests in cells do not show any perceptible interaction of with high Li activity materials. © 2004 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.Keywords
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