At the polymer electrolyte interfaces: the role of the polymer host in interphase layer formation in Li-batteries

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (26) ◽  
pp. 13994-14000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Sun ◽  
Chao Xu ◽  
Jonas Mindemark ◽  
Torbjörn Gustafsson ◽  
Kristina Edström ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Interphase Layer ◽  
Layer Formation ◽  
Host Materials ◽  
Li Batteries ◽  
Polymer Host

Compositional studies on interphase layers at polymer electrolyte/electrode interfaces displayed dependence on the host materials and their water content.

Effect of High Salt Concentration on Ion Clustering and Transport in Polymer Solid Electrolytes: a Molecular Dynamics Study of PEO-LiTFSI

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Molinari ◽  
Jonathan P. Mailoa ◽  
Boris Kozinsky
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Material System ◽  
Ion Dynamics ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Anion Clusters ◽  
Poly Ethylene Oxide ◽  
Poly Ethylene

<div> <div> <div> <p>The model and analysis methods developed in this work are generally applicable to any polymer electrolyte/cation-anion combination, but we focus on the currently most prominent polymer electrolyte material system: poly(ethylene) oxide/Li- bis(trifluoromethane) sulfonamide (PEO + LiTFSI). The obtained results are surprising and challenge the conventional understanding of ionic transport in polymer electrolytes: the investigation of a technologically relevant salt concentration range (1 - 4 M) revealed the central role of the anion in coordinating and hindering Li ion movement. Our results provide insights into correlated ion dynamics, at the same time enabling rational design of better PEO-based electrolytes. In particular, we report the following novel observations. 1. Strong binding of the Li cation with the polymer competes with significant correlation of the cation with the salt anion. 2. The appearance of cation-anion clusters, especially at high concentration. 3. The asymmetry in the composition (and therefore charge) of such clusters; specifically, we find the tendency for clusters to have a higher number of anions than cations.</p> </div> </div> </div>

Effect of High Salt Concentration on Ion Clustering and Transport in Polymer Solid Electrolytes: a Molecular Dynamics Study of PEO-LiTFSI

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Molinari ◽  
Jonathan P. Mailoa ◽  
Boris Kozinsky
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Material System ◽  
Ion Dynamics ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Anion Clusters ◽  
Poly Ethylene Oxide ◽  
Poly Ethylene

<div> <div> <div> <p>The model and analysis methods developed in this work are generally applicable to any polymer electrolyte/cation-anion combination, but we focus on the currently most prominent polymer electrolyte material system: poly(ethylene) oxide/Li- bis(trifluoromethane) sulfonamide (PEO + LiTFSI). The obtained results are surprising and challenge the conventional understanding of ionic transport in polymer electrolytes: the investigation of a technologically relevant salt concentration range (1 - 4 M) revealed the central role of the anion in coordinating and hindering Li ion movement. Our results provide insights into correlated ion dynamics, at the same time enabling rational design of better PEO-based electrolytes. In particular, we report the following novel observations. 1. Strong binding of the Li cation with the polymer competes with significant correlation of the cation with the salt anion. 2. The appearance of cation-anion clusters, especially at high concentration. 3. The asymmetry in the composition (and therefore charge) of such clusters; specifically, we find the tendency for clusters to have a higher number of anions than cations.</p> </div> </div> </div>

Crucial role of water content on the electrochemical performance of α-Ni(OH)2 as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries

Ionics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Jinhuan Yao ◽  
Yanwei Li ◽  
Renshu Huang ◽  
Jiqiong Jiang ◽  
Shunhua Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Performance ◽  
Lithium Ion Batteries ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Anode Material ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Lithium Ion

Bacteria Transport and Deposition under Unsaturated Flow Conditions: The Role of Water Content and Bacteria Surface Hydrophobicity

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 406-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Gargiulo ◽  
S. A. Bradford ◽  
J. Simunek ◽  
P. Ustohal ◽  
H. Vereecken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Unsaturated Flow ◽  
Surface Hydrophobicity ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Bacteria Transport

Generating Innovative Solid Polymer Electrolyte Based on Melanin and Without Binder for High Energy Li Batteries

2021 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
Elena Shembel ◽  
Yuliya Polishchuk ◽  
Volodymyr Kyrychenko ◽  
Volodymyr Redko ◽  
Boris A Blyuss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Chemical Stability ◽  
Solid Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Operating Temperature ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Solid Polymer ◽  
Special Design ◽  
Li Batteries ◽  
Wide Operating

The goal of this investigation is connected with wishes to use the melanin for formulating the solid polymer electrolyte without the binder for Li batteries. Nature and properties of solid polymer electrolyte of the Li batteries is an important factor for ensuring the properties of Li batteries. For successful optimization the properties of Li batteries the following list includes the important requirements for the polymer electrolyte: high conductivity in wide operating temperature, chemical stability and no ignition at under high temperature - even more than 1000C, low impedance of interface between electrode and solid polymer electrolyte, special design of system - the solid polymer electrolyte in porous structure of electrode. For developing the solid polymer electrolyte without the binder we fulfill this goal includes the melanin in the solid polymer electrolyte.

Studies on Water in Barnacle Muscle Fibres II. Role of ions and Organic Solutes in Swelling of Chemically-skinned Fibres

1981 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-63
Author(s):  
M. E. CLARK ◽  
J. A. M. HINKE ◽  
M. E. TODD
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Fibre Volume ◽  
Tween 20 ◽  
Muscle Fibres ◽  
Skinned Fibres ◽  
Organic Solutes ◽  
Net Charge ◽  
Trimethylamine Oxide ◽  
Organic Solute

Single muscle fibres from the giant barnacle, Balanus nubilis, were chemically skinned (2% Tween 20), then equilibrated for 40 h in salt solutions ranging in ionic strength from 0·025 to 0·6M at pH 7·0. The water content of the fibres and the net charge on the myofilaments increased with increasing salt concentration. Cation accumulation in the fibres was about equal to anion exclusion at all salt concentrations. When an organic solute (trimethylamine oxide, glycine, alanine, serine, proline, or glycerol) in the concentration range from 0·1 to 0·6 M was added to the salt solution, cation accumulation increased and water content decreased. Myofilament architecture was disrupted when the fibres were equilibrated in high salt (&gt; 0·4 M) solutions and preserved when 0·5 M-triethylamine oxide was also added. The results are consistent with the view that organic solutes enhance the association between the fixed charge sites and their counterions. This hypothesis is examined quantitatively using the Oosawa relationship between the volume and the counterion association for cylindrical polyelectrolytes. The results illustrate that organic solutes can influence fibre volume in a way other than through osmo-regulation.

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