Silane functionalized ionic liquids
Silane functionalized ionic liquids are disclosed as a part of an electrolyte for an electrical energy storage device including an aprotic organic solvent; an alkali metal salt; an additive; and an ionic compound including an anion and cation, wherein the cation is attached to a functional group including a silane functional group according to the base Formula (I)
1. An electrolyte for an electrical energy storage device comprising:
an aprotic organic solvent;
an metal salt;
an additive; and
an ionic compound comprising an ionic compound anion and ionic compound cation, wherein the ionic compound cation is attached to a functional group comprising a silane functional group according to Formula (I)
wherein the ionic compound cation comprises an onium, sulfonium, phosphonium, or any 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring having 1 to 3 heteroatoms as ring members selected from nitrogen, oxygen, silicon or sulfur;
R 1 , R 2 , R 3 are each independently methyl or C 2 -C 8 alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or alkynyl, groups;
L is a linker, which is a methylene or C 2 -C 8 alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, esters, carbonylene, phenylene or arylene groups, comprising a bond to a P, Si, B, S, O, or N atom replacing a —C— in the linker, and excluding an O bond directly to the silane functional group according to Formula (I); and
the ionic compound anion comprises a halide, nitrate, phosphate, imide, borate, or phosphazene.
2. The electrolyte formulation of claim 1 , wherein the aprotic organic solvent comprises an open-chain or cyclic carbonate, carboxylic acid ester, nitrite, ether, sulfone, ketone, lactone, dioxolane, glyme, crown ether, or mixture thereof.
3. The electrolyte formulation of claim 1 , wherein the metal salt comprises an alkali metal cation salt or aluminum or magnesium.
4. The electrolyte formulation of claim 3 , wherein the alkali metal cation salt comprises lithium.
5. The electrolyte formulation of claim 1 , wherein the additive comprises (1) sulfur-containing compounds, (2) phosphorous containing compounds, (3) boron containing compounds, (4) silicon containing compounds, (5) compounds containing unsaturated carbon-carbon bond, (6) carboxylic acid anhydrides or (7) mixtures thereof.
6. An electrolyte for an electrical energy storage device comprising:
an aprotic organic solvent;
an metal salt;
an additive; and
an ionic compound comprising an ionic compound anion and ionic compound cation, wherein the ionic compound cation is attached to a functional group comprising a silane functional group and a second functional group attached to the ionic compound cation according to Formula (II)
wherein, the second functional group represents a functional moiety comprising halides, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, esters, ethers, ketones, carbonyls, alkoxyalkanes, alkenes, aryls, nitriles, siloxanes, sulfones, thiols, phenols, hydroxyls, amines, imides, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, alkynes, carbonates, or anhydrides, wherein any of the carbon or hydrogen atoms in the moieties are further substituted with halides, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, alkanes, esters, ethers, ketones, carbonyls, alkoxyalkanes, alkenes, aryls, nitriles, siloxanes, sulfones, thiols, phenols, hydroxyls, amines, imides, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, alkynes, carbonates, or anhydrides, and wherein the ionic compound cation comprises an onium, sulfonium, phosphonium, or any 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring having 1 to 3 heteroatoms as ring members selected from nitrogen, oxygen, silicon or sulfur;
R 1 , R 2 , R 3 are each independently methyl or C 2 -C 8 alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or alkynyl, groups;
L is a linker, which is a methylene or C 2 -C 8 alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, esters, carbonylene, phenylene or arylene groups, optionally comprising a bond to a P, halides, Si, B, S, O, or N atom replacing a —C— in the linker, and excluding an O bond directly to the silane functional group according to Formula (II); and
the ionic compound anion comprises a halide, nitrate, phosphate, imide, borate, or phosphazene.
7. An electrolyte for an electrical energy storage device comprising:
an aprotic organic solvent;
an metal salt;
an additive; and
an ionic compound comprising an ionic compound anion and ionic compound cation, wherein the ionic compound cation is attached to a functional group comprising a silane functional group and a second silane functional group according to Formula (III)
wherein the ionic compound cation comprises an onium, sulfonium, phosphonium, or any 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring having 1 to 3 heteroatoms as ring members selected from nitrogen, oxygen, silicon or sulfur;
R 1 , R 2 , R 3 are each independently methyl or C 2 -C 8 alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or alkynyl, groups;
L is a linker, which is a methylene or C 2 -C 8 alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, esters, carbonylene, phenylene or arylene groups, optionally comprising a bond to a P, halides, Si, B, S, O, or N atom replacing a —C— in the linker, and excluding an O bond directly to the silane functional group and the second silane functional group according to Formula (III); and
the ionic compound anion comprises a halide, nitrate, phosphate, imide, borate, or phosphazene.
8. The electrolyte formulation of claim 7 , wherein the aprotic organic solvent comprises an open-chain or cyclic carbonate, carboxylic acid ester, nitrite, ether, sulfone, ketone, lactone, dioxolane, glyme, crown ether, or mixture thereof.
9. The electrolyte formulation of claim 7 , wherein the metal salt comprises an alkali metal cation salt or aluminum or magnesium.
10. The electrolyte formulation of claim 9 , wherein the alkali metal cation salt comprises lithium.
11. The electrolyte formulation of claim 7 , wherein the additive comprises (1) sulfur-containing compounds, (2) phosphorous containing compounds, (3) boron containing compounds, (4) silicon containing compounds, (5) compounds containing unsaturated carbon-carbon bond, (6) carboxylic acid anhydrides or (7) mixtures thereof.
12. The electrolyte formulation of claim 6 , wherein the aprotic organic solvent comprises an open-chain or cyclic carbonate, carboxylic acid ester, nitrite, ether, sulfone, ketone, lactone, dioxolane, glyme, crown ether, or mixture thereof.
13. The electrolyte formulation of claim 6 , wherein the metal salt comprises an alkali metal cation salt or aluminum or magnesium.
14. The electrolyte formulation of claim 13 , wherein the alkali metal cation salt comprises lithium.
15. The electrolyte formulation of claim 6 , wherein the additive comprises (1) sulfur-containing compounds, (2) phosphorous containing compounds, (3) boron containing compounds, (4) silicon containing compounds, (5) compounds containing unsaturated carbon-carbon bond, (6) carboxylic acid anhydrides or (7) mixtures thereof.