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A Flexible Solid Electrolyte with Multilayer Structure for Sodium Metal Batteries
Author(s) -
Ling Wei,
Fu Na,
Yue Junpei,
Zeng XianXiang,
Ma Qiang,
Deng Qi,
Xiao Yao,
Wan LiJun,
Guo YuGuo,
Wu XiongWei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201903966
Subject(s) - materials science , electrolyte , ionic conductivity , chemical engineering , fast ion conductor , conductivity , composite number , metal , composite material , electrode , metallurgy , chemistry , engineering
Solid electrolytes (SEs) can potentially address the inherent safety problems of conventional organic liquid electrolytes. However, their low ionic conductivity and large interfacial resistance limit the practical applications of SEs. Here, a flexible solid electrolyte with a multilayer structure is fabricated by the UV curing of an interpenetrating network of poly(ether‐acrylate) (ipn‐PEA) in the Na 3 Zr 2 Si 2 PO 12 /poly(vinylidene fluoride‐hexafluoropropylene) porous skeleton (NZSP/PVDF‐HFP), exhibiting a high Na + transference number of 0.63 and a suitable ionic conductivity of above 10 −4 S cm −1 at 60 °C. In addition, due to the unique structure of the internal rigidity and external flexibility, the composite solid electrolyte can effectively mitigate interfacial ion transfer issues while guaranteeing a certain mechanical strength, and largely inhibiting the formation of dendrite and dead sodium. The solid sodium metal batteries using Na 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 (NVP) as a cathode possess a discharge capacity of 85 mA h g −1 after 100 cycles at 0.5 C, and achieve above 90% of capacity retention rate during 100 cycles at 0.1 C for Na 2/3 Ni 1/3 Mn 1/3 Ti 1/3 O 2 (NTMO) at 60 °C. The flexible solid electrolyte with multilayer structure shows a great advantage for managing the ionic conductivity and interface resistance problem, suggesting a promise as a practical sodium metal battery.