Solid State Ionics, Vol.86-88, 379-384, 1996
Raman and NMR Analysis of Liclo4 Concentrated-Solutions in Ethylene Carbonate Propylene Carbonate
A comparative Raman and C-13-NMR study has been performed on LiClO4 concentrated solutions in ethylene carbonate (EC)-propylene carbonate (PC), which are of interest for electrochemical devices like secondary lithium batteries. A phase transition has been detected near a ratio N = [Li+]/[EC + PC] congruent to 0.5. Below this threshold, Li+ ions are relatively free to move and are solvated by EC and PC with a coordination number, n, which approaches similar to 2. In more concentrated solutions the cations seem to form a complex by "sandwiching" an EC and a PC molecule.
Keywords:AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE-SOLUTIONS;CATION-SOLVENT INTERACTION;GEL ELECTROLYTES;LOCAL-STRUCTURE;ASSOCIATION;INTENSITY;SOLVATION;LITHIUM