A lithium-ion oxygen battery using a polyethylene glyme electrolyte mixed with an ionic liquid. Issue 27 (24th February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Elia, Giuseppe Antonio; Bernhard, Rebecca; Hassoun, Jusef
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 5:Issue 27(2015)
• Page Start: 21360
• Page End: 21365
• Publication Date: 2015-02-24
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/c4ra17277a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

Abstract : An efficient, safe lithium-ion oxygen battery is formed by combining an oxygen cathode and a lithium-alloy anode in a glyme-based ionic liquid-containing electrolyte. Abstract : In this paper, we propose a new electrolyte formed by dissolving lithium-bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-imide (LiTFSI) salt in a long chain glyme, i.e. poly(ethylene glycol)500-dimethylether (PEG500DME) mixed with methyl butyl pyrrolidinium-bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-imide (Pyr14 TFSI) ionic liquid. The electrolyte composition ensures both very low volatility and good performance as demonstrated by thermal analysis and electrochemical tests. The selected solution is efficiently employed as the electrolyte both in a lithium–oxygen half-cell, and in a full lithium-ion oxygen battery using a Li–Sn–C nanostructured composite anode, thus suggesting the suitability of the polyethylene glyme mixed with the ionic liquid for application in high-energy storage systems.