Issue 1, 2016

The influence of cations on lithium ion coordination and transport in ionic liquid electrolytes: a MD simulation study

Abstract

The dynamical and structural properties in two ionic liquid electrolytes (ILEs) based on 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-imide ([emim][TFSI]) and N-methyl-N-propylpyrrolidinium bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide([pyr13][TFSI]) were compared as a function of lithium bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-imide (LiTFSI) salt concentrations using atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The many-body polarizable APPLE&P force field has been utilized. The influence of anion polarization on the structure of the first coordination shell of Li+ was examined. In particular, the reduction of the oxygen of the TFSI anion (OTFSI) polarizability from 1.36 Å3 to 1.00 Å3 resulted in an increased fraction of the TFSI anion bidentate coordination to the Li+. While the overall dynamics in [pyr13][TFSI]-based ILEs was slower than in [emim][TFSI]-based ILEs, the exchange of TFSI anions in and out of the first coordination shell of Li+ was found to be faster in pyr13-based systems. The Li+ ion transference number is higher for these systems as well. These trends can be related to the difference in interaction of TFSI with the IL cation which is stronger for pyr13 than for emim.

Graphical abstract: The influence of cations on lithium ion coordination and transport in ionic liquid electrolytes: a MD simulation study

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Aug 2015
Accepted
09 Nov 2015
First published
16 Nov 2015

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016,18, 382-392

The influence of cations on lithium ion coordination and transport in ionic liquid electrolytes: a MD simulation study

V. Lesch, Z. Li, D. Bedrov, O. Borodin and A. Heuer, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 382 DOI: 10.1039/C5CP05111H

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