Branched Polyacrylonitrile Enabling Highly Lithium-Ion-Conductive Polymer Plastic Crystal Electrolytes.

ABSTRACT: Advancing the development of high-performance solid-state electrolytes is critical for realizing next-generation lithium metal batteries. Among promising candidates, polymer-succinonitrile composites have emerged as effective polymer plastic crystal electrolytes, demonstrating enhanced electrochemical performance. However, further improvements are needed to meet practical application requirements. In this study, we report a novel strategy for synthesizing electrochemically stable branched polyacrylonitrile through controlled/living branching radical polymerization, employing 2-chloroacrylonitrile as an innovative inibramer. The unique branched architecture of the resulting polymer facilitates continuous pathways, enabling rapid lithium-ion transport when incorporated in polymer plastic cry

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548345 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature