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Definitions

• Electrode material compositions for electrodes of energy storage cells with fast charge and discharge capabilities are provided.
• the invention relates to energy storage cells, e.g. hybrid supercapacitors, with fast charge and discharge capabilities as well as their components, such as electrodes and electrolytes.
• macropores, mesopores and micropores are based on the classification adopted by IIIPAC, according to which macropores have a pore diameter greater than 50 nm, mesopores have a pore diameter between 2 nm and 50 nm, and micropores have a pore diameter of less than 2 nm.
• microporous, mesoporous or macroporous indicated that the corresponding type of pores is present. It does not exclude the presence of other types of pores, e.g. a microporous material is not limited to having only micropores, but may also include meso- and/or macropores.
• the particle sizes as used herein are measured by laser diffraction in a liquid medium. Auxiliary materials such as surfactants can be used. The evaluation of the measurement is carried out according to Mie and/or Fraunhofer.
• DX with size S e.g. D90 30 pm means that 90 % of particles have a size smaller than 30 pm.
• This terminology is not limited to particle sizes and can be used for other size distributions.
• Specific surface area i.e. surface area per unit weight
• BET Brunauer-Emmet-Teller
• Rouquerol Rouquerol evaluation methods
• the cells may serve as traction battery, intermediate energy storage for kinetic energy recovery systems, or energy storage for mechanical assistance systems, such as anti-skid systems or active shock absorbers.
• energy storage for mechanical assistance systems, such as anti-skid systems or active shock absorbers.
• the cells store excess produced energy, in particular excess wind or solar energy, and help closing the energy gap in situations of high demand.
• Energy storage cells may generally be divided into batteries and capacitors. While batteries store electric energy in chemical form, capacitors usually store electric energy in the electric field. Batteries are usually not capable of achieving the peak powers that are required for the abovementioned applications.
• Supercapacitors also known as ultracapacitors, are a kind of capacitor and can be separated into double-layer capacitors and pseudocapacitors. The former store electrical energy in an electrostatic double-layer, whereas the latter store the electrical energy electrochemically, but in a different manner than batteries. Recently, hybrid (super)capacitors have been developed that combine the features of double-layer capacitors and pseudocapacitors.
• capacitors usually exhibit a large voltage variation during charging and discharging, whereas batteries do not.
• the main advantage for capacitors is that they are highly suitable for applications that require large peak powers or - in other words - a large energy transfer within very short time.
• US 5 258 245 A discloses a lithium battery comprising a positive electrode mainly of vanadium pentoxide, a negative electrode mainly of lithium doped niobium pentoxide, and an electrolyte mainly of an anhydrous solvent with dissolved lithium salt.
• US 2021 / 0 110 980 A1 , US 2021 / 0 110 979 A1 , and US 2021 / 0 218 048 A1 disclose cell concepts that employ three or four electrodes.
• DE 10 2018 202 929 A1 discloses a hybrid supercapacitor.
• DE 10 2015 121 585 A1 discloses a preparation method for a mixed capacitor negative electrode slurry.
• the preparation method comprises weighing the following components in mass percent: 5 to 10 percent of a conductive agent, 3 to 5 percent of a dispersing agent, 3 to 5 percent of a binding agent and 80 to 89 percent of lithium titanate and adding deionized water to obtain a mixed slurry.
• JP 2011 150 954 A discloses a coin-type organic electrolyte secondary battery that has superior load characteristics.
• JP 2005 158 719 A discloses a lithium ion secondary battery with improved input/output characteristics.
• the lithium ion secondary battery comprises a positive electrode having as a constituting component a positive electrode active substance that can absorb and desorb lithium ions, a negative electrode having as the constituting component a negative electrode active substance that can absorb and desorb lithium ions, and a nonaqueous electrolyte wherein the positive electrode contains the positive electrode active substance and porous carbon whose operating voltage is baser than 4 V relative to metal lithium potential, and the negative electrode contains the negative electrode active substance and porous carbon whose operating voltage is nobler than 1 V relative to the metal lithium potential.
• the positive electrode contains LiFePCM together with the porous carbon
• the negative electrode contains Li4TisOi2 together with the porous carbon.
• JPH 05-290 888 A discloses a secondary battery having a large capacity of charge and discharge and of which the deterioration of charge efficiency due to the use of a continuous cycle is reduced.
• a negative electrode of a nonaqueous solvent secondary battery consists of a mixture of a carbonic substance and a metallic substance.
• the metallic substance is composed of a metal which can form an alloy with an alkaline metal and/or an alloy of the alkaline metal.
• an electrolyte made by dissolving electrolytic salt in a mixed solvent containing ethylene carbonate and/or crown ether is used.
• WO 2021 1 193 500 A1 discloses a positive electrode for an energy storage element that is provided with a positive electrode mix layer containing a positive electrode active substance and carbon nanotubes.
• the average value of the ratio of the log differential micropore volume to the micropore diameter in a range from 20 nm to 200 nm is at least 3,000 cm 2 /g.
• the invention provides a negative active material composition for a negative electrode of an energy storage cell, the composition consisting of:
• the negative active material consists of Nb2Os particles and mi- croporous carbon (MC) particles.
• the invention provides a method for manufacturing a negative electrode for an energy storage cell, the method comprising: a) provide 1 wt% to 20 wt% binder in a mixing vessel; b) mixing in the vessel, so as to obtain a slurry:
• negative active material that includes 1 wt% to 99 wt% of Nb2Os particles and the remainder up to 100 wt% of mi- croporous carbon (MC) particles; optionally up to 10 wt% in total of at least one conductive additive; and optionally less than 10 wt% in total of other components; c) coating a conductive electrode substrate with the slurry and heating the coated electrode substrate, thereby generating the negative electrode.
• MC mi- croporous carbon
• all binders have a total proportion of 2 wt% to 4 wt% and the proportion of the negative active material is 76 wt% to 98 wt%. In an embodiment each binder has a proportion of no more than 2 wt%.
• the amount of Nb2Os particles is 30 wt%, 40 wt%, 50 wt%, 60 wt%, or 70 wt%. In an embodiment, the amount of MC particles is 30 wt%, 40 wt%, 50 wt%, 60 wt%, or 70 wt%. In an embodiment, the amount of Nb20s particles is more than 30 wt%, 40 wt%, 50 wt%, 60 wt%, or 70 wt%. In an embodiment, the amount of MC particles is more than 30 wt%, 40 wt%, 50 wt%, 60 wt%, or 70 wt%.
• the negative active material consists of Nb20s particles and MC particles.
• the Nb20s particles mostly consist of orthorhombic Nb20s.
• the Nb20s particles consists of more than 90 wt% of orthorhombic Nb20s. It is also possible to use monoclinic Nb20s or mixtures thereof with orthorhombic Nb20s.
• the Nb20s particles have a particle size of D90 1 pm to 100 pm, preferably of 2 pm to 60 pm, more preferably of 10 pm to 30 pm. In an embodiment the Nb20s particles have a particle size of D10 0.05 pm to 10 pm, preferably 0.3 pm to 5 pm, more preferably of 0.3 pm to 3 pm.
• the MC particles have a BET nitrogen surface area of at least 60 m 2 /g, preferably of at least 1000 m 2 /g.
• the MC particles have a particle size D90 of 5 pm to 30 pm, preferably of 5 pm to 20 pm. In an embodiment the MC particles have a particle size of D10 1 pm to 2 pm. In an embodiment the MC particles comprise carbide derived carbon (CDC) particles.
• CDC carbide derived carbon
• each conductive additive is selected from a group consisting of carbon black, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene, and mixtures thereof.
• CNTs carbon nanotubes
• the CNTs are multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs). It is also possible to use single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) or mixtures of MWCNTs and SWCNTs.
• the composition includes 1 wt% to 10 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the composition includes 1 wt% to 8 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the composition includes 1 wt% to 3 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the composition includes 2 wt% to 6 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the composition includes 3 wt% to 7 wt% carbon black.
• the composition includes 0.3 wt% to 2 wt% CNTs. In an embodiment the composition includes 0.3 wt% to 1 .0 wt% CNTs.
• the invention provides a positive active material composition for a positive electrode of an energy storage cell, the composition consisting of:
• CB carbon black
• LiMn2O4 (LMO) particles optionally 0.1 wt% to 2 wt% carbon nanotubes (CNTs); optionally 0.1 wt% to 2 wt% graphene; and optionally less than 10 wt% of other components or impurities.
• LMO LiMn2O4
• CNTs carbon nanotubes
• graphene optionally less than 10 wt% of other components or impurities.
• the invention provides a method for manufacturing a positive electrode for an energy storage cell, the method comprising: a) provide 1 wt% to 20 wt% binder in a mixing vessel; b) mixing in the vessel, so as to obtain a slurry:
• CB carbon black
• positive active material that consists of LiMn2O4 (LMO) particles; optionally 0.1 wt% to 2 wt% carbon nanotubes (CNTs); and optionally 0.1 wt% to 2 wt% graphene; c) coating a conductive electrode substrate with the slurry and heating the coated electrode substrate, thereby generating the positive electrode.
• LMO LiMn2O4
• CNTs carbon nanotubes
• graphene optionally 0.1 wt% to 2 wt% graphene
• the LMO particles have a particle size of D90 of 30 pm to 40 pm.
• the LMO particles have a particle size of D50 of 10 pm to 20 pm.
• the LMO particles have a particle size of D10 of 3 pm to 9 pm.
• the proportion of CNTs deviates from the proportion of graphene or vice versa by less than 10%. In an embodiment the proportions of CNTs and graphene are identical.
• the invention provides an energy storage cell for storing electrical energy, the cell comprising a plurality of electrodes that are immersed in an organic electrolyte, wherein at least one electrode is configured as a negative electrode and at least one electrode is configured as a positive electrode, wherein the negative electrode includes a negative electrode material composition as previously described or obtainable by a previously described method.
• positive electrode includes a positive electrode material composition as previously described or obtainable by a previously described method.
• the electrolyte consists of 80 vol% to 95 vol% acetonitrile, 5 vol% to 20 vol% ethylenecarbonate, and a lithium conductive salt.
• the invention provides an organic electrolyte composition for an energy storage cell, the composition consisting of
• the proportion of acetonitrile is 85 vol% to 93 vol% and the proportion of ethylenecarbonate is 7 vol% to 15 vol%. In an embodiment the proportion of acetonitrile is 88 vol% to 93 vol% and the proportion of ethylenecarbonate is 7 vol% to 12 vol%. In an embodiment the proportion of acetonitrile is 89 vol% to 91 vol% and the proportion of ethylenecarbonate is 9 vol% to 11 vol%.
• the proportion of acetonitrile is 90 vol% and the proportion of ethylenecarbonate is 10 vol%.
• the proportion of acetonitrile is 65 vol% to 75 vol% and the proportion of ethylenecarbonate is 25 vol% and 35 vol%.
• the proportion of acetonitrile is 68 vol% to 73 vol% and the proportion of ethylenecarbonate is 27 vol% and 32 vol%.
• the proportion of acetonitrile is 69 vol% to 71 vol% and the proportion of ethylenecarbonate is 29 vol% and 31 vol%.
• the proportion of acetonitrile is 70 vol% and the proportion of ethylenecarbonate is 30 vol%.
• the proportion of acetonitrile is 50 vol% and the proportion of ethylenecarbonate is 50 vol%.
• the conductive lithium salt has a concentration of 0.1 mol/l to 3 mol/l.
• the lithium conductive salt is selected from a group consisting of lithium perchlorate (LiCICU), lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF4), lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPFe), lithium hexafluoroarsenate (LiAsFe), lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiSOsCFs), lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (LiN(SO2CF3)2), lithium bis(pentafluoroethanesulfonyl)imide (LiN(SO2C2Fs)2), and mixtures thereof.
• the lithium conductive salt is LiPFe.
• the invention provides an energy storage cell for storing electrical energy, the cell comprising a plurality of electrodes that are immersed in an organic electrolyte according to any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one electrode is configured as a negative electrode and at least one electrode is configured as a positive electrode.
• the negative electrode includes a previously described negative electrode material composition is obtainable by a previously described method.
• the positive electrode includes a previously described positive electrode material composition or is obtainable by a previously described method.
• the invention provides a use of a previously described electrolyte in an energy storage cell, e.g. an supercapacitor, that comprises a plurality of electrodes to be immersed in the electrolyte, wherein at least one electrode is configured as a negative electrode and at least one electrode is configured as a positive electrode, wherein the negative electrode includes a negative active material that comprises or consists of Nb20s particles, microporous carbon (MC) particles and unavoidable impurities, and/or wherein the positive electrode includes positive active material that for the most part includes or for the most part consists of LiMn2O4 (LMO) particles and unavoidable impurities.
• an energy storage cell e.g. an supercapacitor
• the invention provides an energy storage cell, e.g. a hybrid supercapacitor, for storing electrical energy, the cell comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode immersed in an organic electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode includes a negative active material composition that has Nb20s particles and microporous carbon (MC) particles; wherein the positive electrode includes a positive active material composition that for the most part has LiMn2O4 (LMO) particles.
• an energy storage cell e.g. a hybrid supercapacitor, for storing electrical energy
• the cell comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode immersed in an organic electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode includes a negative active material composition that has Nb20s particles and microporous carbon (MC) particles; wherein the positive electrode includes a positive active material composition that for the most part has LiMn2O4 (LMO) particles.
• LMO LiMn2O4
• the negative active material composition includes a negative active material that consists of Nb20s particles and MC particles.
• the amount of Nb20s particles and the amound of MC particles is selected from a group consisting of 30 wt%, 40 wt%, 50 wt%, 60 wt%, and 70 wt%, such that the total amount is 100 wt%.
• the negative electrode composition and/or the positive electrode composition include at least one conductive additive.
• the at least one conductive additive is selected from a group consisting of carbon black (CB), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene, and mixtures thereof.
• the negative active material composition consists of more than 50 wt%, preferably of more than 60 wt%, negative active material.
• the positive active material composition consists of more than 50 wt%, preferably of more than 90 wt%, preferably of more than 95 wt%, preferably of 97 wt% or more, positive active material.
• the Nb20s particles have a particle size of D90 1 pm to 100 pm, preferably 2 pm to 60 pm, more preferably 10 pm to 30 pm. In an embodiment the Nb20s particles have a particle size of D10 0.05 pm to 10 pm, preferably 0.3 pm to 5 pm, more preferably 0.3 pm to 3 pm
• the MC particles have a BET nitrogen surface area of at least 60 m 2 /g, preferably of at least 1000 m 2 /g.
• the MC particles have a particle size D90 of 5 pm to 30 pm, preferably 5 pm to 20 pm. In an embodiment the MC particles have a particle size of D10 1 pm to 2 pm.
• the MC particles comprise carbide derived carbon particles.
• CNTs are multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs).
• the negative electrode composition includes 1 wt% to 10 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the negative electrode composition includes 1 wt% to 8 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the negative electrode composition includes 1 wt% to 3 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the negative electrode composition includes 2 wt% to 6 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the negative electrode composition includes 3 wt% to 7 wt% carbon black.
• the positive electrode composition includes 1 wt% to 10 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the positive electrode composition includes 1 wt% to 8 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the positive electrode composition includes 1 wt% to 3 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the positive electrode composition includes 2 wt% to 6 wt% carbon black. In an embodiment the positive electrode composition includes 3 wt% to 7 wt% carbon black.
• the negative electrode composition includes 0.3 wt% to 2 wt%, preferably 0.3 wt% to 1 .0 wt% CNTs.
• the positive electrode composition includes 0.3 wt% to 2 wt%, preferably 0.3 wt% to 1 .0 wt% CNTs.
• the negative electrode composition includes 0.3 wt% to 2 wt%, preferably 0.3 wt % to 1 .0 wt%, graphene.
• the positive electrode composition includes 0.3 wt% to 2 wt%, preferably 0.3 wt % to 1 .0 wt%, graphene.
• the proportion of CNTs deviates from the proportion of graphene or vice versa by less than 10%. In an embodiment the proportions of CNTs and graphene are identical.
• the electrolyte includes a lithium conductive salt, 80 vol% to 95 vol% acetonitrile, and 5 vol% to 20 vol% ethylenecarbonate.
• the lithium conductive salt is selected from a group consisting of lithium perchlorate (LiCICU), lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF4), lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPFe), lithium hexafluoroarsenate (LiAsFe), lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiSOsCFs), lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (LiN(SO2CF3)2), lithium bis(pentafluoroethanesulfonyl)imide (LiN(SO2C2Fs)2), and mixtures thereof.
• the lithium conductive salt is LiPFe.
• the Nb2Os particles allow redox reactions and insertion of lithium ions into their crystal structure.
• the microporous carbon particles include micropores that allow for the formation of an electrochemical double-layer in the micropores.
• ESR equivalent series resistance
• the ESR can be reduced further to below 1 mO.
• the 1 s ESR is still below 15 mO and the 10 ms ESR is below 2 mO.
• the 1 s ESR increases to 85 mO and the 10 ms ESR to about 30 mO.
• compositions of the conductive addtives allow improvement of the available specific capacity depending on the specific current.
• the specific capacity is the amount of milliamperehours per gram of active material, whereas the specific current is the amount of milliamperes per gram of active material.
• Lithium-ion batteries may have a cell voltage of about 4.2 V taking into account sacrificial additives in the electrolyte that passivate the electrode. This is undesirable here, since the passivation, particularly on the carbon component on the anode side, reduces the available peak power capacity. Due to the use of lithium manganese oxide (LiMn2O4) a cell voltage of up to 3.0 V is possible. Further improvement is possible with the electrolyte composition, which is stable enough to achieve these voltages.
• LiMn2O4 lithium manganese oxide
• the active materials of the electrodes allow a higher electrode density, which at least for supercapacitors translates to a higher energy density.
• the cell energy i.e. watthours per kilogram of active material
• the cell energy is dependent on the cell power, i.e. watts per kilogram of active material
• the improvement is irrespective of the cell power.
• an overall improvement of the electrical properties can be achieved for a wide range of applications.
• an energy storage cell 1 may be configured as a hybrid supercapacitor.
• the energy storage cell 1 is preferably formed as a cylinder.
• the energy storage cell 1 comprises a first electrode arrangement 2 and a second electrode arrangement 3. Both electrode arrangements are immersed in an organic electrolyte 4.
• the energy storage cell 1 comprises a separator 5 that is interposed between the first and second electrode arrangements 2, 3. It should be noted that the energy storage cell 1 usually contains a plurality of windings of the first and second electrode arrangements 2, 3 about the cylinder axis, however for the sake of clarity only portions are shown here.
• the first electrode arrangement 2 comprises an anode terminal 21 .
• the anode terminal 21 is arranged so that an external electric contact can be formed.
• the first electrode arrangement 2 comprises a negative electrode 22.
• the negative electrode 22 is electrically coupled to the anode terminal 21.
• the negative electrode 22 includes a current collector 23 that is made of metal, preferably aluminium.
• the current collector 23 contacts the anode terminal 21 .
• the negative electrode 22 includes a negative electrode material 24.
• the second electrode arrangement 3 comprises a cathode terminal 31 .
• the cathode terminal 31 is arranged so that an external electric contact can be formed.
• the second electrode arrangement 3 comprises a positive electrode 32.
• the positive electrode 32 is electrically coupled to the anode terminal 31 .
• the positive electrode 32 includes a current collector 33 that is made of metal, preferably aluminium.
• the current collector 33 contacts the cathode terminal 31.
• the positive electrode 32 includes a positive electrode material 34.
• Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) binder is provided and optionally mixed with water.
• the proportion of the CMC binder is 2 wt%.
• Carbon black (CB) is added as a first conductive additive with a proportion of 5 wt%.
• Microporous carbon (MC) particles and Nb20s particles are added as a negative active material.
• the Nb20s particles are made of orthorombic Nb20s.
• the negative active material makes up the remainder to 100 wt%, apart from unavoidable impurities.
• the negative active material consists of 60 wt% Nb20s particles and 40 wt% MC particles.
• the MC particles have a particle size of D90 of 10 pm to 15 pm and the Nb20s particles have a particle size of D90 of 0.5 pm to 60 pm.
• the MC particles can be carbide derived carbon such as from SiC or TiC and have a BET nitrogen surface are of more than 1000 m 2 /g.
• Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) is added as a second binder with a proportion of 2 wt%.
• the coated substrate is then heated, in order to remove possible solvents and to allow the binder to fully attach to the electrode components, thereby forming the negative electrode 22.
• Example 1 The method of Example 1 is repeated, apart from the proportions of some components of the composition.
• the binders remain unchanged.
• CB is added with a proportion of 4 wt%.
• Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are added as a second conductive additive with a proportion of 0.5 wt% together with the CB.
• the proportion of the negative active material is adapted accordingly.
• Example 2 The method of Example 2 is repeated, apart from the proportions of some components of the composition.
• the binders remain unchanged.
• Carbon black (CB) is added with a proportion of 2 wt%.
• CNTs are added with a proportion of 0.5 wt%.
• the proportion of the negative active material is adapted accordingly.
• Table 1 compiles the available specific capacity for negative electrodes according to Examples 1 to 3.
• Example 1 to Example 3 The methods of Example 1 to Example 3 are repeated, wherein the amount of Nb2Os particles is changed to 30 wt%, 40 wt%, 50 wt%, and 70 wt%.
• the amount of MC particles is adapted accordingly to 70 wt%, 60 wt%, 50 wt%, and 30 wt%.
• Example 1 to Example 3 The methods of Example 1 to Example 3 are repeated, wherein the particle size of the MC particles is changed to D90 of 20 pm to 50 pm.
• Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) binder is provided and optionally mixed with water.
• the proportion of the CMC binder is 4 wt%.
• Carbon black is added with a proportion of 2 wt%.
• Carbon nanotubes are added with a proportion of 1 wt%.
• LiMn2O4 (LMO) particles are added as a positive active material and make up the bulk of the positive electrode material.
• Acrylic binder is added as a second binder with a proportion of 2 wt%.
• the coated substrate is then heated, so as to remove possible solvents and cure the binder, thereby forming the positive electrode 32.
• Example 3 The method of Example 1 is repeated, apart from the proportions of some components of the composition.
• the binders, CB, and positive active material remain unchanged.
• CNTs instead of CNTs, 1 wt% of graphene is added.
• Example 1 The method of Example 1 is repeated, apart from the proportions of some components of the composition.
• the binders, CB, and positive active material remain unchanged.
• the proportion of CNTs is reduced to 0.5 wt% and in addition 0.5 wt% of graphene are added.
• Table 2 compiles the available specific capacity for positive electrodes according to Examples 1 to 3.
• the organic electrolyte 4 is obtained by mixing 90 vol % of acetonitrile (ACE) with 10 vol % of ethylenecarbonate (EC) and adding an amount of LiPFe so that its concentration in the liquid components is 1 mol/l.
• ACE acetonitrile
• EC ethylenecarbonate
• the organic electrolyte 4 is obtained by changing the amount of ACE to 85 vol%, 88 vol%, 89 vol%, 91 vol %, 93 vol%, and 95 vol% and adapting the amount of EC accordingly.
• the concentration of LiPFe remains unchanged.
• the organic electrolyte 4 is obtained by changing the amount of ACE to 65 vol%, 68 vol%, 69 vol%, 70 vol%, 71 vol%, 73 vol% and 75 vol%, and adapting the amount of EC accordingly.
• the concentration of LiPFe remains unchanged.
• the organic electrolyte 4 is obtained by mixing 50 vol % of ACE with 50 vol % of EC and adding an amount of LiBF4 so that its concentration in the liquid components is 1 mol/l.
• the organic electrolyte 4 is obtained by performing the mixing as described in Examples 1 to 4, wherein the concentration of LiPFe or LiBF4 is changed to 0.5 mol/l, 1.5 mol/l, 2 mol/l, and 3 mol/l.
• the organic electrolyte 4 is obtained by performing the mixing as described in Examples 1 to 5, wherein LiPFe or LiBF4 is replaced by one of the following conductive salts: lithium perchlorate (LiCICU), lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF4), lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPFe), lithium hexafluoroarsenate (LiAsFe), lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiSOsCFs), lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (LiN(SO2CF3)2), lithium bis(pentafluoroethanesulfonyl)imide (LiN(SO2C2Fs)2).
• LiCICU lithium perchlorate
• LiBF4 lithium tetrafluoroborate
• LiPFe lithium hexafluorophosphate
• LiAsFe lithium hexafluoroarsenate
• LiSOsCFs lithium trifluoromethan

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