摘要:
An electrical capacitor includes an organic electrolyte to provide high power, high energy density, and a broad operating temperature range. The capacitor includes electrodes and an electrolyte system comprising a salt combined with a solvent containing a nitrile. The electrolyte system is selected to be relatively nonreactive and difficult to oxidize or reduce so as to produce a high electric potential range. As examples, the electrolyte may include a solvent selected from the group consisting of acetonitrile, succinonitrile, glutaronitrile, propylene carbonate, and ethylene carbonate; a salt cation selected from the group consisting of tetraalkylammonium (R₄N⁺) and alkali metals; and an anion selected from the group consisting of trifluoromethylsulfonate (CF₃SO₃⁻), bistrifluoromethylsulfurylimide (N(CF₃SO₂)₂⁻), tristrifluoromethylsulfurylcarbanion (C(CF₃SO₂)₃⁻), tetrafluoroborate (BF₄⁻), hexafluorophosphate (PF₆⁻), hexafluoroarsenate (AsF₆⁻), and perchlorate (ClO₄⁻).