Solid Polymer Electrolyte with Compatible Cathode-Electrolyte Interfacial Design Enabling Lithium Metal Batteries Operation at 4.8 V with Long Cycle LifeShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Advanced Materials, ISSN 0935-9648, E-ISSN 1521-4095, article id 2501659Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]
Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) with solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) offer higher energy density and enhance safety compared to the Li-ion batteries that use a graphite anode and organic electrolytes. However, achieving long cycle life for LMBs while enabling the use of high-voltage cathodes required the compatibility between cathode-SPE, rather than focusing solely on the individual components. This study presente a dual-functional poly(ionic liquid) (PolyIL)-based material that simultaneously serves as an SPE matrix and a cathode binder, constructing a cathode-SPE interface with exceptional (electro)chemical compatibility owing to the high ionic conductivity and wide electrochemical stability window. Additionally, a modified cellulose acetate (CA)-based PolyIL substrate, enriched with C═O and ─OH groups, is designed rationally and incorporated to assist the Li+ migration, leveraging their highly negative charge, and enhancing the mechanical strength of the SPE. Furthermore, an in situ polymerization approach is employed to assemble the cells, improving the physical compatibility at the cathode-SPE interface. As a result, the Li||LFP cell demonstrate stable cycling beyond 1100 cycles, and the Li||NCM811 cell reliably operates at a high cut-off voltage of up to 4.8 V.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2025. article id 2501659
Keywords [en]
binder, high-voltage, lithium metal battery, poly(ionic liquid), solid stateelectrolyte
National Category
Materials Chemistry Polymer Chemistry
Research subject
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-112381DOI: 10.1002/adma.202501659Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105001859350OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-112381DiVA, id: diva2:1951883
Funder
EU, Horizon 2020, 958174VinnovaSwedish Energy Agency, CH2019-8287The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT), CH2019-8287Bio4Energy
Note
Full text license: CC BY-NC
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