Abstract
The asymmetric amide anion, such as (fluorosulfonyl)(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide (fTfN–), formed intermediate temperature molten lithium salts at 100 °C, which was the lowest among the lithium single molten salts composed of conventional halogenide, nitrate, perchlorate, and perfluoro anions. The molten Li[fTfN] was highly viscous (17 Pa·s at 110 °C, however, it was classified as a good ionic liquid by Walden plot analysis, which indicates the good-dissociation between Li+ and fTfN–. Due to the high transport number of the lithium cation (0.94), the Li[fTfN] behaves as a single lithium-ion conducting material. The Li[fTfN] possesses an electrochemical window (5.0 V) due to the oxidative resistance of the perfluoro anion. The charge and discharge for a conventional composite positive electrode containing LiCoO2 or LiFePO4 was successful. In particular, LiFePO4 showed a high capacity and Coulombic efficiency at 0.1–5 C.
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