Ternary mixtures of ionic liquids for better salt solubility, conductivity and cation transference number improvement

Sci Rep. 2016 Oct 21:6:35587. doi: 10.1038/srep35587.

Abstract

We hereby present the new class of ionic liquid systems in which lithium salt is introduced into the solution as a lithium cation-glyme solvate. This modification leads to the reorganisation of solution structure, which entails release of free mobile lithium cation solvate and hence leads to the significant enhancement of ionic conductivity and lithium cation transference numbers. This new approach in composing electrolytes also enables even three-fold increase of salt concentration in ionic liquids.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't