Lithium solvation in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile mixtures

We present molecular dynamics simulation results pertaining to the solvation of Li+ in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile binary mixtures. The results are potentially relevant in the design of Li-air batteries that rely on aprotic mixtures as solvent media. To analyze effects derived from differences i...

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Autores principales: Semino, Rocio, Calvo, Ernesto Julio, Laria, Daniel Hector
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spelling paper:paper_00219606_v141_n21_p_Semino2023-06-08T14:44:26Z Lithium solvation in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile mixtures Semino, Rocio Calvo, Ernesto Julio Laria, Daniel Hector Acetonitrile Dimethyl sulfoxide Free energy Lithium Molecular dynamics Solvation Solvents Stabilization Acetonitrile binary mixtures Concentration dependence Concentration trends Gradual modifications Ionic transports Li-air batteries Molecular dynamics simulations Non-linear trends Binary mixtures We present molecular dynamics simulation results pertaining to the solvation of Li+ in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile binary mixtures. The results are potentially relevant in the design of Li-air batteries that rely on aprotic mixtures as solvent media. To analyze effects derived from differences in ionic size and charge sign, the solvation of Li+ is compared to the ones observed for infinitely diluted K+ and Cl- species, in similar solutions. At all compositions, the cations are preferentially solvated by dimethyl sulfoxide. Contrasting, the first solvation shell of Cl- shows a gradual modification in its composition, which varies linearly with the global concentrations of the two solvents in the mixtures. Moreover, the energetics of the solvation, described in terms of the corresponding solute-solvent coupling, presents a clear non-ideal concentration dependence. Similar nonlinear trends were found for the stabilization of different ionic species in solution, compared to the ones exhibited by their electrically neutral counterparts. These tendencies account for the characteristics of the free energy associated to the stabilization of Li+Cl-, contact-ion-pairs in these solutions. Ionic transport is also analyzed. Dynamical results show concentration trends similar to those recently obtained from direct experimental measurements. © 2014 AIP Publishing LLC. Fil:Semino, R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Calvo, E.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Laria, D. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2014 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00219606_v141_n21_p_Semino http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00219606_v141_n21_p_Semino
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topic Acetonitrile
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Free energy
Lithium
Molecular dynamics
Solvation
Solvents
Stabilization
Acetonitrile binary mixtures
Concentration dependence
Concentration trends
Gradual modifications
Ionic transports
Li-air batteries
Molecular dynamics simulations
Non-linear trends
Binary mixtures
spellingShingle Acetonitrile
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Free energy
Lithium
Molecular dynamics
Solvation
Solvents
Stabilization
Acetonitrile binary mixtures
Concentration dependence
Concentration trends
Gradual modifications
Ionic transports
Li-air batteries
Molecular dynamics simulations
Non-linear trends
Binary mixtures
Semino, Rocio
Calvo, Ernesto Julio
Laria, Daniel Hector
Lithium solvation in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile mixtures
topic_facet Acetonitrile
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Free energy
Lithium
Molecular dynamics
Solvation
Solvents
Stabilization
Acetonitrile binary mixtures
Concentration dependence
Concentration trends
Gradual modifications
Ionic transports
Li-air batteries
Molecular dynamics simulations
Non-linear trends
Binary mixtures
description We present molecular dynamics simulation results pertaining to the solvation of Li+ in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile binary mixtures. The results are potentially relevant in the design of Li-air batteries that rely on aprotic mixtures as solvent media. To analyze effects derived from differences in ionic size and charge sign, the solvation of Li+ is compared to the ones observed for infinitely diluted K+ and Cl- species, in similar solutions. At all compositions, the cations are preferentially solvated by dimethyl sulfoxide. Contrasting, the first solvation shell of Cl- shows a gradual modification in its composition, which varies linearly with the global concentrations of the two solvents in the mixtures. Moreover, the energetics of the solvation, described in terms of the corresponding solute-solvent coupling, presents a clear non-ideal concentration dependence. Similar nonlinear trends were found for the stabilization of different ionic species in solution, compared to the ones exhibited by their electrically neutral counterparts. These tendencies account for the characteristics of the free energy associated to the stabilization of Li+Cl-, contact-ion-pairs in these solutions. Ionic transport is also analyzed. Dynamical results show concentration trends similar to those recently obtained from direct experimental measurements. © 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
author Semino, Rocio
Calvo, Ernesto Julio
Laria, Daniel Hector
author_facet Semino, Rocio
Calvo, Ernesto Julio
Laria, Daniel Hector
author_sort Semino, Rocio
title Lithium solvation in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile mixtures
title_short Lithium solvation in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile mixtures
title_full Lithium solvation in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile mixtures
title_fullStr Lithium solvation in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile mixtures
title_full_unstemmed Lithium solvation in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile mixtures
title_sort lithium solvation in dimethyl sulfoxide-acetonitrile mixtures
publishDate 2014
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00219606_v141_n21_p_Semino
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00219606_v141_n21_p_Semino
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