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A fiber-reinforced solid polymer electrolyte by in situ polymerization for stable lithium metal batteries

Yifan Xu1,2,3, Ruo Zhao1,3( ), Lei Gao3,4, Tingsong Gao3, Wenjuan Wang2, Juncao Bian3, Songbai Han3, Jinlong Zhu3, Qiang Xu2, Yusheng Zhao3
Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Porous Functional Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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A three-dimensional fibrous membrane with ion selectivity was prepared and utilized as a solid filler to produce the fiber-reinforced solid polymer electrolyte by in situ polymerization. The electrolyte had a high polymerization degree, good ionic conductivity, and excellent interfacial compatibility with electrodes, enabling a uniform Li deposition and long-term cycling performance in solid batteries.

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Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) by in situ polymerization are attractive due to their good interfacial contact with electrodes. Previously reported in situ polymerized SPEs, however, suffer from the low polymerization degree that causes poor mechanical strength, Li dendrite penetration, and performance decay in Li-metal batteries. Although highly polymerized SPEs are more stable than lowly polymerized ones, they are restricted by their sluggish long-chain mobility and poor ionic conductivity. In this work, a three-dimensional fibrous membrane with ion selectivity was prepared and used as a functional filler for the in situ formed SPE. The obtained SPE has high stability due to its high polymerization degree after the long-term heating process. The fibrous membrane plays a vital role in improving the SPE’s properties. The rich anion-adsorption sites on the fibrous membrane can alleviate the polarization effect and benefit a uniform current distribution at the interface. The fibrous nanostructure can efficiently interact with the polymeric matrix, providing rich hopping sites for fast Li+ migration. Consequently, the obtained SPE enables a uniform Li deposition and long-term cycling performance in Li-metal batteries. This work reported an in situ formed SPE with both high polymerization degree and ionic conductivity, paving the way for designing high-performance SPEs with good comprehensive properties.

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solid polymer electrolytesfibrous solid fillermetal-organic frameworksin situ polymerizationion selectivity

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 7,
July 2023
Pages 9259-9266
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-5480-x
Cite this article:
Xu Y, Zhao R, Gao L, et al. A fiber-reinforced solid polymer electrolyte by in situ polymerization for stable lithium metal batteries. Nano Research, 2023, 16(7): 9259-9266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5480-x
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Received: 27 October 2022
Revised: 25 December 2022
Accepted: 06 January 2023
Published: 01 June 2023
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