Cross-linked Electrospun Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Xue Gong; Qin Xiao; Qing-Yin Li; Wen-Cui Liang; Feng Chen; Long-Yu Li; Shi-Jie Ren

doi:10.1007/s10118-024-3136-2

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Cross-linked Electrospun Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2024-08-06

- Cross-linked Electrospun Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 42, Issue 8, Pages: 1021-1028(2024)
- Affiliations：
  
  College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Author bio：
  
  longyu88@scu.edu.cn (L.Y.L.)
  rensj@scu.edu.cn (S.J.R.)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-024-3136-2
  CLC：
- Received：25 February 2024，
  
  Revised：2024-04-06，
  
  Accepted：07 April 2024，
  
  Online First：17 May 2024，
  
  Published：01 August 2024
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Gong, X.; Xiao, Q.; Li, Q. Y.; Liang, W. C.; Chen, F.; Li, L. Y.; Ren, S. J. Cross-linked electrospun gel polymer electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 1021–1028

Xue Gong, Qin Xiao, Qing-Yin Li, et al. Cross-linked Electrospun Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(8): 1021-1028.
Gong, X.; Xiao, Q.; Li, Q. Y.; Liang, W. C.; Chen, F.; Li, L. Y.; Ren, S. J. Cross-linked electrospun gel polymer electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 1021–1028 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3136-2.

Xue Gong, Qin Xiao, Qing-Yin Li, et al. Cross-linked Electrospun Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(8): 1021-1028. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3136-2.

摘要

We prepared CPM films with excellent thermal stability and high porosity by electrospinning and cross-linking in sequence. Then CPM films were activated by immersing in electrolyte to prepare CGPEs with enhanced electrolyte uptake and high ionic conductivity.

Abstract

Lithium-ion batteries (LI

Bs) benefit from an effective electrolyte system design in both terms of their safety and energy storage capability. Herein

a series of precursor membranes with high porosity were produced using electrospinning technology by mixing PVDF and triblock copolymer (PS-PEO-PS)

resulting in a porous structure with good interconnections

which facilitates the absorbency of a large amount of electrolyte and further increases the ionic conductivity of gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs). It has been demonstrated that post-cross-linking of the precursor membranes increases the rigidity of the nanofibers

which allows the polymer film to be dimensionally stable up to 260 °C while maintaining superior electrochemical properties. The obtained cross-linked GPEs (CGPEs) showed high ionic conductivity up to 4.53×10

−3

S·cm

−1

. With the CGPE-25

the assembled Li/LiFePO

half cells exhibited good rate capability and maintained a capacity of 99.4% and a coulombic efficiency of 99.3% at 0.1 C. These results suggest that the combination of electrospinning technique and post-cross-linking is an effective method to construct polymer electrolytes with high thermal stability and steadily decent electrochemical performance

particularly useful for Lithium-ion battery applications that require high-temperature usage.

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