Enabling wide temperature battery operation with hybrid lithium electrolytes

• DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01110d
• Publication Date: 2024-04-18T13:43:18Z
• Authors: Spencer A. Langevin; Tanner Hamann; Courtney McHale; Jesse S. Ko
• Keywords: Propylene carbonate; Imide; Electrochemical window; Lithium battery

We demonstrate that a hybrid electrolyte comprising an ionic liquid, 1-ethyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, and propylene carbonate, enable wide operational temperature window (−20 °C to 60 °C).