Molecular engineering of fluoroether electrolytes for lithium metal batteries
Yuxi Chen, Elizabeth Lee, Phwey S. Gil, Peiyuan Ma, Chibueze V. Amanchukwu, Juan Pablo
Abstract
A critical balance between high solvent self-diffusivity in short-chain solvents and low solvation free energy in long-chain solvents leads to an optimal solvent size for achieving high ionic conductivity for fluoroether solvents.
Topics & Concepts
SolvationSolventElectrolyteLithium metalIonic conductivityLithium (medication)Ionic bondingThermal diffusivityMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryMetalChain (unit)ChemistryConductivityChemical engineeringThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryIonAstronomyElectrodeEngineeringPhysicsMedicineEndocrinologyAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds