Abstract: Novel liquid electrolyte plasticizers having enhanced ambient temperature conductivity are provided. These plasticizers have the following general structures ##STR1## in which R.sup.a, R.sup.b, R.sup.c, R.sup.e, R.sup.f, R.sup.i, .alpha., .beta., .gamma., l, p and q are as defined herein. Also provided are conductive compositions containing these novel plasticizers, particularly film compositions, and batteries formulated with such compositions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 8, 1997
Date of Patent:
January 18, 2000
Assignee:
SRI International
Inventors:
Susanna C. Ventura, Subhash C. Narang, Georgina Hum, Peikang Liu, Prema Ranganathan, Luying Sun