Abstract

AbstractSuper‐concentrated electrolyte solutions are of increasing interest for safer and more stable lithium and post‐lithium batteries. The combination of 7Li and 17O (at natural abundance) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electrochemical characterization is proposed here as an effective approach to investigate the Li+ solvation structures and properties of electrolytes featuring tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (TEGDME) and lithium‐bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl) imide (LiTFSI). Five different formulations from salt‐in‐solvent to solvent‐in‐salt with LiTFSI at different concentrations (0.1 m, 0.5 m, 2 m, 4 m, 5 m) are investigated. The NMR results, also supported by physico‐chemical characterizations such as thermal gravimetric analyses, differential scanning calorimetry, specific conductivity and viscosity, give information about the association of Li+ ions with anion and solvent molecules, allowing a deeper knowledge on the relationships among structure and functional properties of super‐concentrated solutions.

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