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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2002
T. Richard Jow, Potomac, MD (US);
Shengshui Zhang, Olney, MD (US);
Kang Xu, North Potomac, MD (US);
Michael S. Ding, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
T. Richard Jow, Potomac, MD (US);
Shengshui Zhang, Olney, MD (US);
Kang Xu, North Potomac, MD (US);
Michael S. Ding, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Non-aqueous electrolyte solutions capable of protecting lithium metal and lithium-inserted carbonaceous electrodes include an electrolyte salt, preferably LiPF, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solvent mixture comprising at least one of trialkyl phosphites, one or more cyclic or/and linear carbonates, and optionally other additives, such as, gelling agents, ionically conductive solid polymers, and other additives. The trialkyl phosphites have the following general formula:wherein the oxidation number of the phosphorus atom is III (three), R, R, and Rare the same or different, independently selected from linear or branched alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, optionally but not limited to, with one or more of the alkyl substituents being substituted by one or more halogen atoms, preferably fluorine atoms.