Conductivity of electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries

We report the conductivity of 150 non-aqueous electrolytes for rechargeable Li batteries between −60 and 80 °C. A wide range of solvents including esters, ethers, aromatics, chlorinated solvents, etc., and mixtures thereof, were studied. Results for five electrolyte salts which have some promise for rechargeable Li cells are presented. The data are organized alphabetically by solvent in Tables for each salt. These Tables should prove to be useful for workers in the Li battery field. We discuss several of the trends in the data and show the importance of solvent viscosity in determining electrolyte conductivity.