Lithium Closoboranes as Electrolytes in Solid Cathode Lithium Cells

Ambient temperature secondary l i th-ium cells are presently limited by low rates and limited lifetimes caused by s tab i l i ty problems at the l i thium-electrolyte inter-face. Often chemical reactions of lithium with the non-aqueous solvent and the elec-trolyte salt lead to reduced lifetimes of secondary lithium cells. Minimization of these chemical reactions is an important goal in the development of ambient tem-perature secondary lithium batteries. Here-in we report the results of some studies of lithium salts of closoborane anions dis-solved in ethereal solvents as electrolytes, Closoborane anions are closed poly