Abstract:
The present invention relates to a secondary battery comprising a) a negative electrode comprising an alkali metal; b) a protective layer on a surface of the negative electrode; and c) a liquid electrolyte comprising a solvent mixture and at least one metal salt, wherein the protective layer comprises at least one (per)fluoroelastomer, and the solvent mixture comprises i) at least one fluorinated ether compound and ii) at least one non-fluorinated ether compound. The present invention also relates to use of a (per)fluoroelastomer as a protective layer for a negative electrode comprising an alkali metal in a secondary battery, wherein the secondary battery comprises a solvent mixture comprising i) at least one fluorinated ether compound and ii) at least one non-fluorinated ether compound.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a metal complex having the formula: (La)n-M, wherein M is cobalt, La is fluorinated bidentate or fluorinated tridentate ligand, and n is 2 or 3. The fluorinated cobalt complex can be used as redox mediator in dye-sensitized solar cell.