Ionic liquid-nanoparticle hybrid electrolytes and their application in secondary lithium-metal batteries.

Lu, Yingying; Das, Shyamal K; Moganty, Surya S; Archer, Lynden A · Adv Mater · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Ionic liquid-tethered nanoparticle hybrid electrolytes comprised of silica nanoparticles densely grafted with imidazolium-based ionic liquid chains are shown to retard lithium dendrite growth in rechargeable batteries with metallic lithium anodes. The electrolytes are demonstrated in full cell studies using both high-energy Li/MoS(2) and high-power Li/TiO(2) secondary batteries.

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