Journal
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
Volume 70, Issue -, Pages 340-346Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2022.02.043
Keywords
Fluorine-free electrolytes; Sodium-ion batteries; Small-angle X-ray scattering; Solvation structures; Sodium tetraphenylborate
Funding
- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, an Energy Innovation Hub - U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences
- DOE Office of Science [AC02-06CH11357]
- U.S. National Science Foundation [2120559]
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys [2120559] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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This study investigates the solvation phenomena of sodium tetraphenylborate salt in four different organic solvents. It finds that propylene carbonate electrolyte exhibits a unique two-peak structural feature, while other solvents only have one peak. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the presence of anion-based clusters in the concentrated NaBPh4/PC electrolyte. Raman spectroscopy confirms the existence of considerable contact ion pairs.
Fluorine-free electrolytes have attracted great attention because of its low-cost and environmental friendliness. However, so far, little is known about the solution structures of these electrolytes. Here, we compare the solvation phenomenon of sodium tetraphenylborate (NaBPh4) salt dissolved in organic solvents of propylene carbonate (PC), 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME), acetonitrile (ACN) and tetrahydrofuran (THF). Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) reveals a unique two-peak structural feature in this salt concentrated PC electrolyte, while solutions using other solvents only have one scattering peak. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations further reveal that there are anion-based clusters in addition to the short-range charge ordering in the concentrated NaBPh4/PC electrolyte. Raman spectroscopy confirms the existence of considerable contact ion pairs (CIPs). This work emphasizes the importance of global and local structural analysis, which will provide valuable clues for understanding the structure performance relationship of electrolytes. (C) 2022 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. and Science Press. All rights reserved.
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