Energy providing devices and applications thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018159106-A1
Application number	US-201715827788-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 30, 2017
Priority date	Dec 1, 2016
Publication date	Jun 7, 2018
Grant date	—

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.

2 . The energy providing device of claim 1 , 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 a lk y l, 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.

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

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

5 . The energy providing device of claim 2 , wherein Q is selected from:

6 . The energy providing device of claim 2 , wherein the compound of Formula I is:

7 . The energy providing device of claim 2 , wherein the substrate comprises a separator.

8 . The energy providing device of claim 2 , further comprising an electrolyte disposed onto the charged compound modified substrate or zwitterion modified substrate.

9 . The energy providing device of claim 2 , further comprising an electrode.

10 . The energy providing device of claim 2 , wherein the energy providing device comprises a battery, a supercapacitor, or a fuel cell.

11 . A method of preparing a charged compound modified substrate or zwitterion modified substrate comprising:
d) contacting a substrate with an alcohol for a time sufficient for the alcohol to saturate the substrate; e) incubating the saturated substrate with a solution comprising a charged or zwitterionic compound for at least 30 seconds; and f) 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.

12 . The method of claim 11 , 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.

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

14 . The method of claim 12 , 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.

15 . The method of claim 12 , 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.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the light source is an ultraviolet l

Assignees

• Univ California

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H01M8/0221 Primary

  Organic resins; Organic polymers · CPC title

• H01M10/0525

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

• H01M50/403

  Manufacturing processes of separators, membranes or diaphragms · CPC title

• H01M50/457

  comprising three or more layers · CPC title

• H01M50/414

  Synthetic resins, e.g. thermoplastics or thermosetting resins · CPC title