Conductivity κ and viscosity η of propylene carbonate (PC)-diethyl carbonate (DEC) and PC-ethylene carbonate (EC) solutions of
LiPF6
were experimentally determined, the former at salt molalities
m
from 0.2 to
2.4 mol kg−1,
solvent compositions
w
from 0 to 0.7 weight fraction of DEC and 0 to 0.6 weight fraction of EC, and temperatures θ from 60 to
−80°C,
the latter indirectly and qualitatively through measuring the glass transition temperature
Tnormalg
in the same ranges of
m
and
w.
The
Tnormalg
increased with
m,
and decreased with
w
of DEC but increased with
w
of EC, indicating a concurrent change in the η of the solutions. The κ of the PC-DEC solution of
LiFP6
peaked in both
m
and
w
thus forming a dome in its 3D presentation in the
normalmw
coordinates, while that of the PC-EC solution peaked only in
m
resulting in an arch-shaped surface. As θ lowered, these κ surfaces fell in height and shifted in the direction of low η. These observations correlated well with the changes of dielectric constant ɛ and viscosity η of the solutions with the same set of variables. More detailed study of the effects of DEC and EC on the κ of PC solution of
LiPF6
demonstrated the benefit of having a low-η solvent component in an electrolyte for it to have a decent κ at low θ and the independence on θ of ion association in these solutions in support of an earlier finding. The
κT
data of the PC-DEC solution of
LiPF6
were fit with the Vogel-Tamman-Fulcher equation for an evaluation of its apparent activation energy
Enormala
and its vanishing mobility temperature
T0,
the former shown to be a simple surface in the
normalmw
coordinates slanting up in the direction of high η, and the latter another one slanting up in the same direction and lying beneath the surface of
Tnormalg
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