Lithium Speciation in the LiPF6/PC Electrolyte Studied by Two-Dimensional Heteronuclear Overhauser Enhancement and Pulse-Field Gradient Diffusometry NMR

Autor: Narayanan Chandrakumar, Vikas Bajpai Awantika Singh Sunil Kumar, R. Ravikanth Reddy, Subramanian Ganapathy, B. V. N. Phani Kumar, Swaminathan Sivaram, C. V. Avadhani
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123:9661-9672
ISSN: 1932-7455
1932-7447
Popis: Electrolytic dissociation of lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) in the nonaqueous cyclic propylene carbonate (PC) has been investigated in the wide range of concentration (0.05–3.5 M) by 7Li solution-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Two-dimensional heteronuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy NMR experiments have not only enabled the cation solvation and ion-pairing to be directly monitored but additionally evidence anion–solvent interaction at higher concentrations (>1.2 M) of the PC electrolyte. Preliminary analysis of kinetic nOe data has been made to determine site-dependent cross-relaxation rates for the spatial interaction of the solvent with the Li+ cation and the PF6– anion. The concentration dependence of the 7Li NMR self-diffusion coefficient (Dself), determined using very strong pulsed magnetic field gradients (∼1700 Gauss/cm), depicts two breaks to mark the solvation and ion-pairing events in a distinct manner. This in turn has aided the determination of solvent coord...
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