New disordering mode for TFSI- anions: the nonequilibrium, plastic crystalline structure of Et4NTFSI

Inorg Chem. 2006 Feb 20;45(4):1412-4. doi: 10.1021/ic0513742.

Abstract

A new TFSI- anion disordering mode has been discovered in a supercooled plastic crystalline phase of Et4NTFSI, which may, in part, account for the low melting points of TFSI- salts with organic cations, thereby forming ionic liquids, and the intriguing properties of LiTFSI for lithium battery applications.