New design of polyvalent ammonium salts for a high-capacity electric double layer capacitor

We have newly designed five kinds of polyvalent solute that have two to four quaternary ammonium functional groups in one cation. Their molecular structure is designed to be as compact as possible, with either two or three cationic groups on a linear molecular structure, or three or four cationic moieties on three strands in a star-shape. The prepared solutes have a bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide anion in common and a flexible molecular...