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Nano Research 2023, 16(6): 8457-8468 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5378-z
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Novel single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes with high toughness and high resistance against lithium dendrites

Show Author's Information David Fraile-Insagurbe1,2,  Nicola Boaretto1( ),  Itziar Aldalur1,  Iñigo Raposo1,  Francisco Javier Bonilla1,  Michel Armand1,  María Martínez-Ibañez1( )
Centre for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies, CIC energiGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein 48, Vitoria-Gasteiz 01510, Spain
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Barrio Sarriena, s/n, Leioa 48940, Spain
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mechanical properties, lithium dendrites, polymer electrolytes, single-ion conductors, solid-state Li metal batteries, transference number
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Solid-state polymer electrolytes are considered as an alternative to classic liquid electrolytes, particularly for application in high-energy lithium metal batteries. With respect to common dual-ion conductors, single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes (SIC-PEs) are less affected by lithium dendrites growth and thus are particularly interesting for application in lithium metal batteries. In this work, novel SIC-PEs are developed, based on an ionomer having poly(ethylene-alt-maleimide) backbone and lithium phenylsulfonyl(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide pendant moieties, further blended with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether (PEGDME). These SIC-PEs exhibit ionic conductivity around ~ 7 × 10−6 S·cm−1 at 70 °C, lithium transference number close to unity, and excellent mechanical properties, with fracture toughness over 30 J·cm−3. Additionally, the electrolytes show very high resistance against lithium dendrites growth, by cycling for more than 1200 h in Li° symmetric cells at a current density of 0.1 mA·cm−2. LiFePO4||Li° cells with these SIC-PEs were cycled at 70 °C and C/10, showing initial capacity of almost 160 mAh·g−1 and residual capacity of 45% after 100 cycles. This work shows that single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes based on poly(ethylene-alt-maleimide) backbone are promising materials for application as electrolytes or catholytes in lithium metal polymer batteries.


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Novel single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes with high toughness and high resistance against lithium dendrites

Show Author's information David Fraile-Insagurbe1,2, Nicola Boaretto1( ), Itziar Aldalur1, Iñigo Raposo1, Francisco Javier Bonilla1, Michel Armand1, María Martínez-Ibañez1( )
Centre for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies, CIC energiGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein 48, Vitoria-Gasteiz 01510, Spain
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Barrio Sarriena, s/n, Leioa 48940, Spain

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Solid-state polymer electrolytes are considered as an alternative to classic liquid electrolytes, particularly for application in high-energy lithium metal batteries. With respect to common dual-ion conductors, single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes (SIC-PEs) are less affected by lithium dendrites growth and thus are particularly interesting for application in lithium metal batteries. In this work, novel SIC-PEs are developed, based on an ionomer having poly(ethylene-alt-maleimide) backbone and lithium phenylsulfonyl(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide pendant moieties, further blended with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether (PEGDME). These SIC-PEs exhibit ionic conductivity around ~ 7 × 10−6 S·cm−1 at 70 °C, lithium transference number close to unity, and excellent mechanical properties, with fracture toughness over 30 J·cm−3. Additionally, the electrolytes show very high resistance against lithium dendrites growth, by cycling for more than 1200 h in Li° symmetric cells at a current density of 0.1 mA·cm−2. LiFePO4||Li° cells with these SIC-PEs were cycled at 70 °C and C/10, showing initial capacity of almost 160 mAh·g−1 and residual capacity of 45% after 100 cycles. This work shows that single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes based on poly(ethylene-alt-maleimide) backbone are promising materials for application as electrolytes or catholytes in lithium metal polymer batteries.

Keywords: mechanical properties, lithium dendrites, polymer electrolytes, single-ion conductors, solid-state Li metal batteries, transference number

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Received: 12 September 2022
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