New disordering mode for TFSI- anions: The nonequilibrium, plastic crystalline structure of Et4NTFSI

Henderson WA; Herstedt M; Young VG; Passerini S; De Long HC; Trulove PC

Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.45, No.4, 1412-1414, 2006

Henderson WA, Herstedt M, Young VG, Passerini S, De Long HC, Trulove PC

A new TFSI- anion disordering mode has been discovered in a supercooled plastic crystalline phase of Et4NTFSI, which may, in part, account for the low melting points of TFSI- salts with organic cations, thereby forming ionic liquids, and the intriguing properties of LiTFSI for lithium battery applications.