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Advanced inorganic/polymer hybrid electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium batteries

Show Author's Information Xiaoyu JIa,b,†,  Yiruo ZHANGb,†,  Mengxue CAOc,  Quanchao GUa,  Honglei WANGa,  Jinshan YUa,  Zi-Hao GUOb( ),  Xingui ZHOUa( )
Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven 06511, USA

† Xiaoyu Ji and Yiruo Zhang contributed equally to this work.

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energy density, lithium batteries, solid-state electrolytes (SSEs), hybrid electrolytes, electrical energy storage (EES)
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Solid-state batteries have become a frontrunner in humankind’s pursuit of safe and stable energy storage systems with high energy and power density. Electrolyte materials, currently, seem to be the Achilles’ heel of solid-state batteries due to the slow kinetics and poor interfacial wetting. Combining the merits of solid inorganic electrolytes (SIEs) and solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs), inorganic/polymer hybrid electrolytes (IPHEs) integrate improved ionic conductivity, great interfacial compatibility, wide electrochemical stability window, and high mechanical toughness and flexibility in one material, having become a sought-after pathway to high-performance all-solid-state lithium batteries. Herein, we present a comprehensive overview of recent progress in IPHEs, including the awareness of ion migration fundamentals, advanced architectural design for better electrochemical performance, and a perspective on unconquered challenges and potential research directions. This review is expected to provide a guidance for designing IPHEs for next-generation lithium batteries, with special emphasis on developing high-voltage-tolerance polymer electrolytes to enable higher energy density and three-dimensional (3D) continuous ion transport highways to achieve faster charging and discharging.


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Advanced inorganic/polymer hybrid electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium batteries

Show Author's information Xiaoyu JIa,b,†, Yiruo ZHANGb,†, Mengxue CAOc, Quanchao GUa, Honglei WANGa, Jinshan YUa, Zi-Hao GUOb( ), Xingui ZHOUa( )
Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven 06511, USA

† Xiaoyu Ji and Yiruo Zhang contributed equally to this work.

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Solid-state batteries have become a frontrunner in humankind’s pursuit of safe and stable energy storage systems with high energy and power density. Electrolyte materials, currently, seem to be the Achilles’ heel of solid-state batteries due to the slow kinetics and poor interfacial wetting. Combining the merits of solid inorganic electrolytes (SIEs) and solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs), inorganic/polymer hybrid electrolytes (IPHEs) integrate improved ionic conductivity, great interfacial compatibility, wide electrochemical stability window, and high mechanical toughness and flexibility in one material, having become a sought-after pathway to high-performance all-solid-state lithium batteries. Herein, we present a comprehensive overview of recent progress in IPHEs, including the awareness of ion migration fundamentals, advanced architectural design for better electrochemical performance, and a perspective on unconquered challenges and potential research directions. This review is expected to provide a guidance for designing IPHEs for next-generation lithium batteries, with special emphasis on developing high-voltage-tolerance polymer electrolytes to enable higher energy density and three-dimensional (3D) continuous ion transport highways to achieve faster charging and discharging.

Keywords: energy density, lithium batteries, solid-state electrolytes (SSEs), hybrid electrolytes, electrical energy storage (EES)

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Received: 21 October 2021
Revised: 07 January 2022
Accepted: 01 February 2022
Published: 13 May 2022
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22003017), the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2018YFB1900603), and Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 2020A1515011506). Xiaoyu JI is thankful for the financial support from the China Scholarship Council (No. 201903170199) for his visit to Yale University. The authors thank Prof. Mingjiang ZHONG (Yale University) and Prof. Stephen Z. D. CHENG (University of Akron) for their helpful discussion.

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