High entropy liquid electrolytes for lithium batteries
Delft University of Technology · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +5 more institutions
Abstract
High-entropy alloys/compounds have large configurational entropy by introducing multiple components, showing improved functional properties that exceed those of conventional materials. However, how increasing entropy impacts the thermodynamic/kinetic properties in liquids that are ambiguous. Here we show this strategy in liquid electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries, demonstrating the substantial impact of raising the entropy of electrolytes by introducing multiple salts. Unlike all liquid electrolytes so far reported, the participation of several anionic groups in this electrolyte induces a larger diversity in solvation structures, unexpectedly decreasing solvation strengths between lithium ions and…
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11Topics & keywords
- Electrolyte
- Solvation
- Ion
- Entropy (arrow of time)
- Thermodynamics
- Materials science
- Chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry