Flame-retardant properties of in situ sol-gel synthesized inorganic borosilicate/silicate polymer scaffold matrix comprising ionic liquid

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 - Trang 163-171 - 2018
Kumar Sai Smaran1,2, Rajashekar Badam1,3, Raman Vedarajan1,4, Noriyoshi Matsumi1
1School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan
2Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan
3Surface Science Laboratory, Toyota Technological Institute, Tempaku Nagoya, Japan
4Centre for Fuel Cell Technology, International Advanced Research Center for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Chennai, India

Tóm tắt

This paper focuses on the superiority of organic-inorganic hybrid ion-gel electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) over commercial electrolytes, such as 1 M LiPF6 in 1:1 ethylene carbonate (EC): dimethyl carbonate (DMC) {1 M LiPF6-EC: DMC}, in terms of their flame susceptibility. These ion-gel electrolytes possess ionic liquid monomers, which are confined within the borosilicate or silicate matrices that are ideal for nonflammability. Naked flame tests confirm that the organic-inorganic hybrid electrolytes are less susceptible to flames, and these electrolytes do not suffer from a major loss in terms of weight. In addition, the hybrids are self-extinguishable. Therefore, these hybrids are only oxidized when subjected to a flame unlike other commercial electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries. Supplementary analyses using differential scanning calorimetric studies reveal that the hybrids are glassy until the temperature reaches more than 100°C. The current results are consistent with previously published data on the organic-inorganic hybrids.

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