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MACROMOLECULES
Volume 53, Issue 9, Pages 3591-3601Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02683
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- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) through the Advanced Battery Materials Research (BMR) Program
- NSF Polymer program [DMR-1408811]
- University of Tennessee
- U.S. Department of Energy [DE-AC05-00OR22725]
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Fabrication of stretchable functional polymeric materials usually relies on the physical adhesion between functional components and elastic polymers, while the interfacial resistance is a potential problem. Herein, a versatile approach on the molecular-level intrinsically stretchable polymer materials with defined functionality is reported. The single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes (SICPEs) were employed to demonstrate the proposed concept along with its potential application in stretchable batteries/electronics with improved energy efficiency and prolonged cell lifetime. The obtained membranes exhibit 88-252% elongation before breaking, and the mechanical properties are well adjustable. The galvanostatic test of the assembled cells using the obtained SICPE membrane exhibited a good cycling performance with a capacity retention of 81.5% after 100 cycles. The applicability of a proposed molecular-level design for intrinsically stretchable polymer materials is further demonstrated in other types of stretchable functional materials, including poly(vinylcarbazole)-based semiconducting polymers and poly(ethylene glycol)based gas separation membranes.
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