Energy providing devices and applications thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10629880-B2
Application number	US-201715827788-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2017
Priority date	Dec 1, 2016
Publication date	Apr 21, 2020
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020

Abstract

Disclosed herein are compositions for use in an energy providing devices and methods of preparing such devices. Also included herein is energy providing devices that comprise a charged compound modified substrate or zwitterion-modified substrate or energy providing devices that comprise an electrolyte that comprises a perhalogenatedphenyl azide charged or zwitterionic compound.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An energy providing device comprising a charged compound modified substrate or zwitterion-modified substrate, wherein the charged compound modified substrate or zwitterion-modified substrate comprises a compound that has the structure of Formula I:

wherein
A is selected from —C(═O)— and —(SO 2 )—;
L is selected from —OQ, —O − , —N + R 3 HQ and —NR 3 Q;
Q is a structure represented by a formula:

Z is selected from —CR 6a R 6b —, —C(═O)—, —C(═NH)—, and —C(═NH)NR 7 —;
m is an integer selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8;
each of R 1a and R 1b is independently selected from hydrogen and halogen;
each of R 2a and R 2b is halogen;
R 3 , when present, is selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
each of R 4a and R 4b , when present, is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, —CN, —OH, —NR 8a R 8b , —NR 8a R 8b H + , C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 monohaloalkyl, C1-C4 polyhaloalkyl, —SO 3 − , —SO 3 R 9 , —CO 2 − , and —CO 2 R 9 ;
each of R 5a , R 5b , and R 5c is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, —CN, —OH, —NR 10a R 10b , —NR 10a R 10b R 10c+ , C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 monohaloalkyl, C1-C4 polyhaloalkyl, —SO 3 − , —SO 3 R 11 , —CO 2 − , and —CO 2 R 11 ;
each of R 6a and R 6b , when present, is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, —CN, —OH, —NR 12a R 12b , —NR 12a R 12b H + , C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 monohaloalkyl, C1-C4 polyhaloalkyl, —SO 3 − , —SO 3 R 13 , —CO 2 − , and —CO 2 R 13 ;
R 7 , when present, is selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
each of R 8a and R 8b , when present, is independently selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
R 9 , when present, is selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
each of R 10a , R 10b , and R 10c when present, is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, —(C1-C8alkylene)SO 3 − , —(C1-C8alkylene)SO 3 H, —(C1-C8alkylene)CO 2 − , and —(C1-C8alkylene)CO 2 H;
R 11 , when present, is selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
each of R 12a and R 12b , when present, is independently selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
R 13 , when present, is selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl, and
provided that the compound is charged or zwitterionic.

2. The energy providing device of claim 1 , wherein the compound has a structure selected from:

3. The energy providing device of claim 1 , wherein the compound has the structure selected from:

4. The energy providing device of claim 1 , wherein Q is selected from:

5. The energy providing device of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula I is:

6. The energy providing device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a separator.

7. The energy providing device of claim 1 , further comprising an electrolyte disposed onto the charged compound modified substrate or zwitterion modified substrate.

8. The energy providing device of claim 1 , further comprising an electrode.

9. The energy providing device of claim 1 , wherein the energy providing device comprises a battery, a supercapacitor, or a fuel cell.

10. A method of preparing a charged compound modified substrate or zwitterion modified substrate comprising:
a) contacting a substrate with an alcohol for a time sufficient for the alcohol to saturate the substrate;
b) incubating the saturated substrate with a solution comprising a charged or zwitterionic compound for at least 30 seconds; and
c) exposing the substrate of step b) under a light source for at least 30 seconds, thereby generating the charged compound modified substrate or zwitterion modified substrate.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the charged or zwitterionic compound is a compound that has the structure of Formula I:

wherein
A is selected from —C(═O)— and —(SO 2 )—;
L is selected from —OQ, —O − , —N + R 3 HQ and —NR 3 Q;
Q is a structure represented by a formula:

Z is selected from —CR 6a R 6b —, —C(═O)—, —C(═NH)—, and —C(═NH)NR 7 —;
m is an integer selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8;
each of R 1a and R 1b is independently selected from hydrogen and halogen;
each of R 2a and R 2b is halogen;
R 3 , when present, is selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
each of R 4a and R 4b , when present, is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, —CN, —OH, —NR 8a R 8b , —NR 8a R 8b H + , C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 monohaloalkyl, C1-C4 polyhaloalkyl, —SO 3 − , —SO 3 R 9 , —CO 2 − , and —CO 2 R 9 ;
each of R 5a , R 5b , and R 5c is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, —CN, —OH, —NR 10a R 10b , —NR 10a R 10b R 10c+ , C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 monohaloalkyl, C1-C4 polyhaloalkyl, —SO 3 − , —SO 3 R 11 , —CO 2 − , and —CO 2 R 11 ;
each of R 6a and R 6b , when present, is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, —CN, —OH, —NR 12a R 12b , —NR 12a R 12b H + , C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 monohaloalkyl, C1-C4 polyhaloalkyl, —SO 3 − , —SO 3 R 13 , —CO 2 − , and —CO 2 R 13 ;
R 7 , when present, is selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
each of R 8a and R 8b , when present, is independently selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
R 9 , when present, is selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
each of R 10a , R 10b , and R 10c when present, is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, —(C1-C8alkylene)SO 3 − , —(C1-C8alkylene)SO 3 H, —(C1-C8alkylene)CO 2 − , and —(C1-C8alkylene)CO 2 H;
R 11 , when present, is selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
each of R 12a and R 12b , when present, is independently selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
R 13 , when present, is selected from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl, and
provided that the compound is charged or zwitterionic.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the charged or zwitterionic compound is:

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the time sufficient for the alcohol to saturate the substrate is about 2 seconds, 3 seconds, about 4 seconds, about 5 seconds, about 10 seconds, about 15 seconds, about 20 seconds, or more.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the incubating of step b) is for at least 1 minutes, at least 1.5 minutes, at least 2 minutes, at least 3 minutes, at least 4 minutes, at least 5 minutes, at least 10 minutes, at least 15 minutes, or at least 20 minutes.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the light source is an ultraviolet light source.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising incubating the char

Assignees

• Univ California

Inventors

• Mcverry Brian T
• Rao Ethan
• Jordan Robert S
• Kaner Richard B

Classifications

• C07C309/14

  containing amino groups bound to the carbon skeleton · CPC title

• H01M4/583

  Carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx · CPC title

• C07C309/88

  containing nitrogen atoms, not being part of nitro or nitroso groups, bound to the carbon skeleton · CPC title

• H01M10/0525

  Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries · CPC title

• H01M8/0221 Primary

  Organic resins; Organic polymers · CPC title