Cellulose nanofiber-reinforced solid polymer electrolytes with high ionic conductivity for lithium batteries.

ABSTRACT: Lithium-metal electrodes are promising for developing next-generation lithium-based batteries with high energy densities. However, their implementation is severely limited by dendritic growth during battery cycling, which eventually short-circuits the battery. Replacing conventional liquid electrolytes with solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) can suppress dendritic growth. Unfortunately, in SPEs the high stiffness required for suppressing dendrites comes at the expense of efficient lithium-ion transport. Some polymer-based composite electrolytes, however, enable the decoupling of stiffness and ionic conductivity. This study introduces a composite SPE comprised of a relatively soft poly(ethylene oxide-co-epichlorohydrin) (EO-co-EPI) statistical copolymer with high ionic conducti

SUBMITTER: Prado-Martinez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10153659 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature