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US 12,388,114 B2Granted
In situ generated solid electrolyte for energy storage
AssigneesUchicago Argonne, LLC, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
InventorsZhengcheng Zhang, Quinton James Meisner, Tobias Glossmann
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Abstract
A battery includes a cathode including a cathode active material, an anode comprising lithium, and an electrolyte including an aprotic solvent, a lithium salt, and a compound or mixture of two or more different compounds each containing at least one epi-sulfide group.
Claims12
A battery comprising a cathode comprising a cathode active material, an anode comprising lithium, and an electrolyte comprising an aprotic solvent, a lithium salt, and a compound containing at least one epi-sulfide group;
- wherein:
- the compound is represented as [epi-sulfide]-[L]-[epi-sulfide], wherein L is a linker;
- or
- the compound is represented as by Formula I:
- wherein:
- each R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 is individually H, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, heterocyclylalkoxyl, heterocyclyl, or heterocyclylalkyl;
- q is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
- q′ is 1, 2, 3, or 4;
- and
- r is at least 1.
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