Polymer electrolytes are considered potential key enablers for lithium-metal batteries due to their compatibility with the lithium-metal negative electrode. Herein, cross-linked self-standing single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes are obtained via a facile UV-initiated radical polymerization using pentaerythritol tetraacrylate as the cross-linker and lithium (3-methacryloyloxypropylsulfonyl)-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide as the ionic functional group. Incorporating propylene carbonate as charge-transport supporting additive allowed for achieving single-ion conductivities of 0.21 mS cm-1 at 20 °C and 0.40 mS cm-1 at 40 °C, while maintaining a suitable electrochemical stability window for 4 V-class positive electrodes (cathodes). As a result, this single-ion polymer electrolyte featured good cycling stability and rate capability in Li||LiFePO4 and Li||LiNi0.6 Mn0.2 Co0.2 O2 cells. These results render this polymer electrolyte as potential alternative to liquid electrolytes for high-energy lithium-metal batteries.
Photo-cross-linked single-ion conducting polymer electrolyte for lithium-metal batteries / Liang, Hai-Peng; Chen, Zhen; Dong, Xu; Zinkevich, Tatiana; Indris, Sylvio; Passerini, Stefano; Bresser, Dominic. - In: MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 1022-1336. - 43:12(2022). [10.1002/marc.202100820]
Photo-cross-linked single-ion conducting polymer electrolyte for lithium-metal batteries
Passerini, Stefano
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2022
Abstract
Polymer electrolytes are considered potential key enablers for lithium-metal batteries due to their compatibility with the lithium-metal negative electrode. Herein, cross-linked self-standing single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes are obtained via a facile UV-initiated radical polymerization using pentaerythritol tetraacrylate as the cross-linker and lithium (3-methacryloyloxypropylsulfonyl)-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide as the ionic functional group. Incorporating propylene carbonate as charge-transport supporting additive allowed for achieving single-ion conductivities of 0.21 mS cm-1 at 20 °C and 0.40 mS cm-1 at 40 °C, while maintaining a suitable electrochemical stability window for 4 V-class positive electrodes (cathodes). As a result, this single-ion polymer electrolyte featured good cycling stability and rate capability in Li||LiFePO4 and Li||LiNi0.6 Mn0.2 Co0.2 O2 cells. These results render this polymer electrolyte as potential alternative to liquid electrolytes for high-energy lithium-metal batteries.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.