Lowering the operational temperature of all-solid-state lithium polymer cell with highly conductive and interfacially robust solid polymer electrolytes

Novel solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs), comprising of comb polymer matrix grafted with soft and disordered polyether moieties (Jeffamine (R)) and lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) are investigated in all-solid-state lithium metal (Li degrees) polymer cells. The LiFSI/Jeffamine-based SPEs are fully amorphous at room temperature with glass transitions as low as ca. -55 degrees C. They show higher ionic conductivities than conventional poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based SPEs at ambient temperature region, and good electrochemical compatibility with Li degrees electrode. These exceptional properties enable the operational temperature of Li degrees vertical bar LiFePO4 cells to be decreased from an elevated temperature (70 degrees C) to room temperature. Those results suggest that LiFSI/Jeffamine-based SPEs can be promising electrolyte candidates for developing safe and high performance all-solid-state Li degrees batteries.