Why do sulfone-based electrolytes show stability at high voltages? insight from density functional theory

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 3992-3999

  Wang, Yating ^a   Xing, Lidan ^a   Li, Weishan ^a   Bedrov, Dmitry ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

carbonates; density functional theory; electrolytes; oxidation stability; sulfones

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO; HIGH VOLTAGE; KEY FACTORS; OXIDATION POTENTIALS; OXIDATION STABILITY; POLARIZED CONTINUUM MODELS; SOLVENT MOLECULES; SULFONES;

CALCULATIONS; CARBONATES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROLYTES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; OXIDATION;

STABILITY;

EID: 84888384862     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz401726p     Document Type: Article

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