Electrolyte solute, electrolyte, and high-voltage supercapacitor

• US 9,870,874 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2014
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zheng, Zhongtian, Cao, Yingjie, Cao, Chaowei, Xue, Longliang, Xiang, Xiaoxia
• Primary Examiner(s): Koslow, C Melissa
• Application Number:
  US14/655,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20170110260A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,300 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/32 Carbon-based
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/60 characterised by the solvent
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/62 characterised by the solute, e.g. salts, anions or cations therein
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/13 Energy storage using capacitors

Abstract

The present invention relates to the electrochemical field, particularly to an electrolyte solute and an electrolyte that are used for a high-voltage supercapacitor, and a high-voltage supercapacitor using the electrolyte. The anion of the electrolyte solute may be one or more selected from tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate, bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, tris (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) methyl and perfluoroalkyl sulfonate, and the cation may be N-methyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane ammonium, N,N-dimethyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane ammonium, N-methyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane ammonium. The high-voltage supercapacitor fabricated by using the electrolyte formulated by the electrolyte solute of the present invention can work stably for a long period of time at a voltage of 2.7 V to 3.2 V, the energy density is greatly increased, the property of high power density is maintained, and the working life is prolonged.

Claims

1. An electrolyte, used for a high-voltage supercapacitor, comprising a solvent and a solute, wherein the solute comprises A, the A is one or more of substances having a chemical structural formula of a structural formula 1, and a structural formula 3 below:

2. The electrolyte according to claim 1, wherein the solvent is one of or a mixed solvent of two or more of nitriles, ethers, amides, esters and sulfones solvent.

3. The electrolyte according to claim 2, wherein the solvent is one of or a mixed solvent of two of acetonitrile, propionitrile, butyronitrile, methoxypropionitrile, ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, propylene carbonate, γ

-butyrolactone, γ

-valerolactone, 1,3-propane sultone, 1,4-butane sultone, sulfolane, methyl ethyl sulfone, dimethyl sulfone, diethyl sulfone, dimethyl sulfoxide, diethyl sulfoxide and tetramethylene sulfoxide.

4. The electrolyte according to claim 1, wherein the cation of A is one or more of:

N-methyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octanediium, N,N-dimethyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octanediium, and N-methyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octanediium.

5. The electrolyte according to claim 1, wherein the anion is one or more of:

tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate, bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, tris(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)methyl, and perfluoroalkyl sulfonate.

6. A high-voltage supercapacitor, comprising an electrolyte and an electricity core of two collector electrodes having activated carbon adhered thereon and a separator membrane disposed in the middle of the collector electrodes where the electrolyte is impregnated into the separator membrane, the electrolyte solute comprises A, the A is one or more of substances having a chemical structural formula of the structural formula 1, and the structural formula 3,

7. The high-voltage supercapacitor according to claim 6, wherein the cation of A is one or more of:

N-methyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octanediium, and N-methyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octanediium.

8. The high-voltage supercapacitor according to claim 6, wherein the anion is one or more of:

tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate, bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide, bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, tris(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) methyl, and perfluoroalkyl sulfonate.

9. The high-voltage supercapacitor according to claim 6, wherein the solvent is one of or a mixed solvent of two of acetonitrile, propionitrile, butyronitrile, methoxypropionitrile, ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, propylene carbonate, γ

-butyrolactone, γ

-valerolactone, 1,3-propane sultone, 1,4-butane sultone, sulfolane, methyl ethyl sulfone, dimethyl sulfone, diethyl sulfone, dimethyl sulfoxide, diethyl sulfoxide, and tetramethylene sulfoxide.

10. The high-voltage supercapacitor according to claim 6, wherein the charge cut-off voltage is 2.7 V to 3.2 V.

11. The high-voltage supercapacitor according to claim 6, wherein the charge cut-off voltage is 2.7 to 3.0 V, the electrolyte solute is N-methyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octanediium tetrafluoroborate, and the solvent is propylene carbonate.

12. The high-voltage supercapacitor according to claim 6, wherein the charge cut-off voltage is 2.8 to 3.2 V, the electrolyte solute is N-methyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octanediium tetrafluoroborate, and the solvent is acetonitrile.

13. The high-voltage supercapacitor according to any one of claim 6, wherein the concentration of A in the electrolyte is 0.5 to 1.5 mol/L.