Fan Jiaxin, Zhang Zhixiong, Liu Yinhua, Wang Aiye, Li Li, Yuan Wenhui
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Jun 22;53(51):6891-6894. doi: 10.1039/c7cc02534c.
An ionic liquid dual-ion battery with pure 1-butyl-1-methylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide as the electrolyte was developed, which exhibited a high discharge plateau initiated at 4.4 V, a well-defined capacity of 82 mA h g, an ultrawide charge/discharge potential range of 1.0-5.0 V and a superior stability of ∼100% capacity retention for 600 cycles.