Fig. 3: Physicochemical properties and solvation structures of electrolytes.
From: Revisiting Fluorobenzene as Diluents in Ether-Based Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries
a Electrostatic potential of DME and DEA solvent molecules. b The binding energies of Li+-solvent complex. c Viscosity of different electrolytes. d Contact angle of different electrolytes on the Celgard2500 separator. e 7Li NMR spectra of different electrolytes. f–h Raman spectra of different electrolytes (f) 1 M LiFSI in DME (g) 1 M LiFSI in DEA (h) 1 M LiFSI in DEA/FB (1:1 v/v). i Snapshots derived from MD simulation and corresponding proportions of different solvation structures in 1 M LiFSI in DME and 1 M LiFSI in DEA/FB (1:1 v/v) electrolytes respectively. j Ratios of solvation structures in which the number of FSI- ≥ 4. k 1H NMR spectra of different solvents.
