Recent advances in nanostructured composite solid electrolyte

Solid-state lithium batteries (SSLBs) potentially offer safer and higher energy density batteries than traditional Li-ion batteries, but many challenges remain in the development of high-performance SSLBs. For example, solid-state electrolytes with high ionic conductivity are still critically needed. Composite solid electrolytes (CSEs), which are constituted of ceramic fillers dispersed in polymer matrices, may potentially combine the advantages of ceramic and polymer electrolytes and thus have been intensively investigated. Recent works have found that the size, geometry, and dispersion of ceramic fillers strongly influence the conductivity of CSEs. This review aims at giving a summary of the recent progresses in CSE including the developments in materials as well as mechanistic characterizations. We believe the latest scientific insights will help the researchers in the field to better design CSEs toward the development of high-performance SSLBs.