Lithium-Ion Electrolytes Containing Flame Retardant Additives for Increased Safety Characteristics
- Author:
- Smart, Marshall C.
- Published:
- August 5, 2014.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Prakash, Surya G., Krause, Frederick Charles, Bugga, Ratnakumar V., and Smith, Kiah A.
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- The invention discloses various embodiments of Li-ion electrolytes containing flame retardant additives that have delivered good performance over a wide temperature range, good cycle life characteristics, and improved safety characteristics, namely, reduced flammability. In one embodiment of the invention there is provided an electrolyte for use in a lithium-ion electrochemical cell, the electrolyte comprising a mixture of an ethylene carbonate (EC), an ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), a fluorinated co-solvent, a flame retardant additive, and a lithium salt. In another embodiment of the invention there is provided an electrolyte for use in a lithium-ion electrochemical cell, the electrolyte comprising a mixture of an ethylene carbonate (EC), an ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), a flame retardant additive, a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) film forming agent, and a lithium salt.
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- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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- Document ID: 20150003337.
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