Lyotropic Liquid-Crystalline Mesophase of Lithium Triflate
By Balci, Fadime M.; Balci, Sinan; Kocabas, Coskun; Dag,
Published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2017
Abstract
Lithium salt (noncoordinating anions, such as lithium triflate (Ltf)) gel electrolytes may be key for the practical use of electrochemical devices. We introduce a new lyotropic liquid-crystalline (LLC) mesophase using Ltf, a small amount of water (as low as 1.3 water per Ltf), and nonionic surfactant (C18H37(OCH2CH2)10OH, C18E10). The LLC phase forms over a broad range of Ltf/C18E10 mole ratios, 2