Electrochemically stable electrolytes
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents
InventorsCharles Austen Angell, Sheng-Shui Zhang, Kang Xu
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to inorganic ionic liquids which function as electrolytes and do not crystallize at ambient temperature. More specifically, this invention is directed to quasi-salt inorganic ionic liquids which comprise the reaction product of a strong Lewis acid with an inorganic halide-donating molecule. This invention is further directed to quasi-salt inorganic ionic liquid mixtures which comprise combinations of electrolyte additives and quasi-salt inorganic ionic liquids. These quasi-salt inorganic ionic liquid mixtures are useful electrolytes.
Claims43
A quasi-salt inorganic ionic liquid mixture which comprises an electrolyte additive dissolved in a quasi-salt inorganic ionic liquid, wherein said quasi-salt inorganic ionic liquid comprises the reaction product of a strong Lewis acid and an inorganic halide-donating molecule, wherein said inorganic halide-donating molecule is selected from the group consisting of:
- ##STR3## wherein X is a halogen atom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.