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Ion Transport and Crystal Rotation in Plastic Crystal Electrolytes Under Applied Electric Fields

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Kyra M. K. Yap
E
Emily E. Abdo
H
Hiroki Aramaki
H
Hiroki Sugisawa
T
Tomofumi Hamamura
K
Kazunori Mukunoki
J
Julia Im
H
Hasan Celik
S
Sarah A. Hesse
P
Partha P. Paul
N
Nitash P. Balsara *
DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c00803delete
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Abstract

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Organic ionic plastic crystal electrolytes, containing a plastic crystal and lithium salt, offer a potential balance between mechanical and electrochemical properties for solid state lithium-ion battery electrolytes. These electrolytes contain multiple mobile ionic species (three or four), resulting in complex transport mechanisms which have not yet been established. Plastic crystals are defined by long-range positional order and short-range rotational disorder. It is therefore necessary to quantify changes in the local crystal structure of the electrolyte as current flows through it. Herein, we examine the electrochemical properties of pyrrolidinium-based plastic crystal electrolytes containing lithium salt and zwitterion additives, including measurements of current fraction and limiting current. We obtain species-specific insight into electrolyte transport using pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and find that, while the zwitterion additive increases ionic conductivity, it decreases lithium diffusivity with respect to other ionic components. With operando spatiotemporally resolved wide-angle X-ray scattering we observe location-specific crystal rotations due to the passage of ionic current. We posit that reducing energy dissipation due to rotation is essential for using plastic crystal electrolytes in practical applications.
Keywords:
Crystals
Electrolytes
Plastics
Salts
Thermodynamic properties

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Chemistry of Materials cover
Chemistry of Materials
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7
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2.8W
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11.4W

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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Scholars:
4.1K
Papers: 2.5K
Citations: 1.7W
U
University of California
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7.3K
Papers: 2.8K
Citations: 8.3W
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