Cross-Linked Gel Electrolytes with Self-Healing Functionalities for Smart Lithium Batteries.

ABSTRACT: Next-generation Li-ion batteries must guarantee improved durability, quality, reliability, and safety to satisfy the stringent technical requirements of crucial sectors such as e-mobility. One breakthrough strategy to overcome the degradation phenomena affecting the battery performance is the development of advanced materials integrating smart functionalities, such as self-healing units. Herein, we propose a gel electrolyte based on a uniform and highly cross-linked network, hosting a high amount of liquid electrolyte, with multiple advantages: (i) autonomous, fast self-healing, and a promising PF₅-scavenging role; (ii) solid-like mechanical stability despite the large fraction of entrapped liquid; and (iii) good Li⁺ transport. It is shown that such a gel electrolyte

SUBMITTER: Davino S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9706498 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature