High Capacity, Safety, and Enhanced Cyclability of Lithium Metal Battery Using a V2O5Nanomaterial Cathode and Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Electrolyte

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (22) ◽  
pp. 7044-7051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Lei Chou ◽  
Jia-Zhao Wang ◽  
Jia-Zeng Sun ◽  
David Wexler ◽  
Maria Forsyth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Room Temperature Ionic Liquid ◽  
Lithium Metal ◽  
Ionic Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Lithium Metal Battery

Enhanced Ion Transport in an Ether Aided Super Concentrated Ionic Liquid Electrolyte for Long-Life Practical Lithium Metal Battery Applications

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urbi Pal ◽  
Fangfang Chen ◽  
Derick Gyabang ◽  
Thushan Pathirana ◽  
Binayak Roy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Ion Transport ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Coulombic Efficiency ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Lithium Metal ◽  
Ionic Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Lithium Metal Battery

We explore a novel ether aided superconcentrated ionic liquid electrolyte; a combination of ionic liquid, <i>N</i>-propyl-<i>N</i>-methylpyrrolidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (C<sub>3</sub>mpyrFSI) and ether solvent, <i>1,2</i> dimethoxy ethane (DME) with 3.2 mol/kg LiFSI salt, which offers an alternative ion-transport mechanism and improves the overall fluidity of the electrolyte. The molecular dynamics (MD) study reveals that the coordination environment of lithium in the ether aided ionic liquid system offers a coexistence of both the ether DME and FSI anion simultaneously and the absence of ‘free’, uncoordinated DME solvent. These structures lead to very fast kinetics and improved current density for lithium deposition-dissolution processes. Hence the electrolyte is used in a lithium metal battery against a high mass loading (~12 mg/cm<sup>2</sup>) LFP cathode which was cycled at a relatively high current rate of 1mA/cm<sup>2</sup> for 350 cycles without capacity fading and offered an overall coulombic efficiency of >99.8 %. Additionally, the rate performance demonstrated that this electrolyte is capable of passing current density as high as 7mA/cm<sup>2</sup> without any electrolytic decomposition and offers a superior capacity retention. We have also demonstrated an ‘anode free’ LFP-Cu cell which was cycled over 50 cycles and achieved an average coulombic efficiency of 98.74%. The coordination chemistry and (electro)chemical understanding as well as the excellent cycling stability collectively leads toward a breakthrough in realizing the practical applicability of this ether aided ionic liquid electrolytes in lithium metal battery applications, while delivering high energy density in a prototype cell.

Aluminum–air battery based on an ionic liquid electrolyte

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (47) ◽  
pp. 20237-20242 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Gelman ◽  
B. Shvartsev ◽  
Y. Ein-Eli
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Room Temperature Ionic Liquid ◽  
Ionic Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Current Densities ◽  
Air Battery

This study presents a novel non-aqueous Al–air battery utilizing 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium oligo-fluoro-hydrogenate room temperature ionic liquid. The Al–air-RTIL system can sustain current densities up to 1.5 mA cm−2, producing capacities above 140 mA h cm−2, thus utilizing above 70% of the theoretical Al capacity.

Enhanced ion transport in an ether aided super concentrated ionic liquid electrolyte for long-life practical lithium metal battery applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (36) ◽  
pp. 18826-18839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urbi Pal ◽  
Fangfang Chen ◽  
Derick Gyabang ◽  
Thushan Pathirana ◽  
Binayak Roy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Ion Transport ◽  
Transport Mechanism ◽  
Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Lithium Metal ◽  
Ionic Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Long Life ◽  
Lithium Metal Battery

We explore a superconcentrated electrolyte comprising N-propyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, 1,2 dimethoxyethane and 3.2 mol kg−1 LiFSI. It offers an alternative ion-transport mechanism, improved fluidity and ultra-stable Li metal battery performance.

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