Silicate solvated by an organic solvent as electrolyte or electrode material

Preparation and properties of silicate gels solvated by organic solvents as electrolytes or electrode materials were summarised. A silicate matrix based on tetraalkoxysilane, trialkoxysilane modified with organic groups or a mixture of these two, modified by organic solvents or solutions is the principal komponent of all the systems studied. The material used as the electrolyte is filled with a salt solution in an organic polar solvent or in the case of hybrid organic-inorganic silicate matrix it is functionalised with tetraalkylammonium groups with a pure solvent. The electrodes are made of a composite material consisting of graphite particles, silicate matrix functionalised with methyl groups and filled with a pure or diluted redox liquid.