Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages 3400-3408Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1ta10607d
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- Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [LR20E020002, LD22E020006]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21972127, U20A20253]
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The researchers designed hydrogen-bonded polyethylene oxide composite solid electrolytes that can enhance both the ionic conductivity and mechanical strength through the formation of an interconnected network. By adjusting the composition ratio, they overcame the issues of poor film forming and low mechanical strength.
The use of solid electrolytes can fundamentally change energy storage systems due to their higher safety and energy density. Herein, we design hydrogen-bonded polyethylene oxide (PEO) composite solid electrolytes (CSEs), which are hydrolyzed by tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in alkaline solution to form SiO2 with rich hydroxyl groups on its surface. This in situ formed SiO2 can not only reduce the crystallinity of PEO and increase the ionic conductivity (1.8 x 10(-4) S cm(-1) at 30 degrees C), but also adsorb anions so as to increase the lithium-ion transference number (t(Li)(+) = 0.42). More importantly, hydrogen bonding can be formed with PEO, LITFSI and succinonitrile to form an interconnected network to improve the mechanical strength (Young's modulus = 0.72 GPa). In addition, we avoid the poor film formability and low mechanical strength by adjusting the ratio of EO : Li to 30 : 1 to reduce the content of lithium salt in the CSEs. Due to the high mechanical strength, the critical current density of lithium symmetrical batteries is as high as 1.4 mA cm(-2). Using this CSE, a solid state LiFePO4||Li battery delivers a high discharge capacity of 161.2 mA h g(-1) at 0.5C with a capacity retention of 88% after 400 cycles at 30 degrees C. The in situ formed highly dispersed SiO2 reinforced PEO with abundant hydrogen bonds enables high performance of solid-state lithium batteries at room temperature.
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