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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 29, Issue 42, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201904136
Keywords
electrochemical stable window; hybrid electrolytes; supercapacitors; ternary phase diagram
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- National Nature Science Foundations of China [21573265, 21673263, 21805292]
- One-Three-Five Strategic Planning of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- DNL Cooperation Fund, CAS [DNL180307]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2017M613248]
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Water-in-salt (WIS) electrolytes with wide electrochemical stability windows (ESWs) have made a breakthrough in energy density of aqueous batteries and supercapacitors (SCs), but the sluggish ion diffusion limits their widespread application. Although the ion diffusion of WIS electrolytes can be improved by the addition of organic co-solvents, the effects of types and amounts of added organic solvents on the physicochemical properties of hybrid electrolytes are not clear. Here, the conductivity, ESW, and flammability of a series of hybrid electrolytes prepared by adding different organic solvents to a typical lithium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl) imide (LiTFSI)-based WIS electrolyte are systematically studied. The results show that acetonitrile (ACN) is the best one to improve ion diffusion while maintaining high-level safety and wide ESW. Furthermore, a ternary phase diagram of LiTFSI/H2O/ACN is drawn to comprehensively show the relationship among the conductivity, flammability, and solubility of the hybrid electrolytes. According to the guidance of this phase diagram, an optimal hybrid electrolyte (LiTFSI/H2O/(ACN)(3.5)) is obtained, and the carbon-based symmetric SC using such hybrid electrolyte is able to fully work at 2.4 V with superior rate capability and excellent cycling stability over 40 000 cycles.
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