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Granted Patent B2
US 7,858,242 · App. 11/340,679 · Granted Dec 28, 2010

Electrolytic solution for an electrochemical capacitor and an electrochemical capacitor using the same

Assignees: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,858,242
App. No.
11/340,679
Granted
Dec 28, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an electrolytic solution which may significantly improve performance deterioration with time of an electrochemical capacitor. There is provided an electrolytic solution, comprising an electrolyte salt (A) shown as the following formula (1). In the formula, “R 1 ,” “R 2 ,” and “R 3 ” independently represent an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 3, “R 4 ” and “R 5 ” independently represent hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 3, and “X − ” represents a counterpart anion.

Claims (22)

1. An electrolytic solution, comprising:

an electrolyte salt (A) made of 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate.

2. An electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , further comprising a first imidazolium salt (B1) shown as the following formula (2), and a second imidazolium salt (B2) shown as the following formula (3):

where “R 1 ,” “R 2 ,” and “R 3 ” independently represent an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 3, “R 4 ” represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 3, “X” represents a counterpart anion, “Y 1 ” represents carboxyl group (—CO 2 H) or carboxyoxy group (—OCO 2 H), and “Y 2 ” represents carboxylate group (—CO 2 − ) or carboxylate oxy group (—OCO 2 − ), and

where “R 1 ,” “R 2 ,” and “R 3 ” independently represent an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 3, “X” represents a counterpart anion, “Y 1 ” represents carboxyl group (—CO 2 H) or carboxyoxy group (—OCO 2 H), and “Y 2 ” represents carboxylate group (—CO 2 − ) or carboxylate oxy group (—OCO 2 − ),

wherein the first imidazolium salt (B1) and the second imidazolium salt (B2) are totally included at an amount of 10 mole % or less in a total molar number of the electrolyte salt (A), the first imidazolium salt (B1) and the second imidazolium salt (B2).

3. An electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , further comprising a non-aqueous solvent.

4. An electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one non-aqueous solvent selected from the group consisting of propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, sulforan, methyl sulforan, acetonitrile, γ-butyrolactone, dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate and diethyl carbonate.

5. An electrochemical capacitor comprising a polarizable electrode impregnated with the electrolytic solution according to claim 1 .

6. An electrical double layer capacitor comprising the electrolytic solution according to claim 1 .

7. An electrolytic solution, comprising:

an electrolyte salt (A) made of 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate;

a first imidazolium salt (B1) as represented by the formula (2); and

a second imidazolium salt (B2) as represented by the formula (3),

where “R 1 ,” “R 2 ,” and “R 3 ” independently represent an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 3, “R 4 ” and “R 5 ” independently represent hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 3, “X − ” represents a counterpart anion, “Y 1 ” represents carboxyl group (—CO 2 H) or carboxyoxy group (—OCO 2 H), and “Y 2 ” represents carboxylate group (—CO 2 − ) or carboxylate oxy group (—OCO 2 − ),

wherein the total amount of the first imidazolium salt (B1) and the second imidazolium salt (B2) is 0.05 to 2 mole % in a total molar number of the electrolyte salt (A), the first imidazolium salt (B1) and the second imidazolium salt (B2).

8. An electrolytic solution according to claim 7 , wherein in the formula (1), “R 1 ,” “R 2 ,” and “R 3 ” independently represent methyl group or ethyl group, and “R 4 ” and “R 5 ” independently represent hydrogen atom, methyl group or ethyl group.

9. An electrolytic solution according to claim 7 , wherein in the formula (1), “R 1 ” represents methyl group.

10. An electrolytic solution according to claim 7 , further comprising at least one non-aqueous solvent selected from the group consisting of propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, sulforan, methyl sulforan, acetonitrile, γ-butyrolactone, dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate and diethyl carbonate.

11. An electrochemical capacitor comprising a polarizable electrode impregnated with the electrolytic solution according to claim 7 .

12. An electrical double layer capacitor comprising the electrolytic solution according to claim 7 .

13. An electrolytic solution according to claim 2 , wherein the total amount of the first imidazolium salt (B1) and the second imidazolium salt (B2) is 0.05 to 2 mole %.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2019
From: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048500/0438 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 19, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021856/0312 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2006
From: KOJI, FUJIOKA; MUKAI, TAKAO; ITO, YASUYUKI; MAESHIMA, HIROYUKI
To: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.; MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017516/0156 →
Continuity (1)
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