The use of protic ionic liquids with cathodes for sodium-ion batteries

Herein, we report for the first time the use of a protic ionic liquid as a component of a new Na-ion battery electrolyte. The protic ionic liquid has been tested in combination with two different types of sodium-ion cathode materials, polyanionic Na3V2(PO4)(3) and layered Na0.67Mn0.89Mg0.11O2, in order to reveal its impact on the electrode material electrochemical performance. The results evidence that this novel electrolyte performs very well in combination with a polyanionic electrode material, while it shows poor performance with a layered oxide material.