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A Crosslinked Polyethyleneglycol Solid Electrolyte Dissolving Lithium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
Author(s) -
Tian Guiying,
Zhao Zijian,
Zinkevich Tatiana,
Elies Katharina,
Scheiba Frieder,
Ehrenberg Helmut
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201901587
Subject(s) - electrolyte , materials science , dissolution , lithium (medication) , chemical engineering , electrochemistry , ionic conductivity , polypropylene glycol , lithium battery , polyethylene glycol , diglycidyl ether , polypropylene , electrochemical window , polymer chemistry , epoxy , chemistry , ionic bonding , organic chemistry , bisphenol a , composite material , electrode , ion , medicine , engineering , endocrinology
Replacing liquid electrolytes with solid ones can provide advantages in safety, and all‐solid‐state batteries with solid electrolytes are proposed to solve the issue of the formation of lithium dendrites. In this study, a crosslinked polymer composite solid electrolyte was presented, which enabled the construction of lithium batteries with outstanding electrochemical behavior over long‐term cycling. The crosslinked polymeric host was synthesized through polymerization of the terminal amines of O,O‐bis(2‐aminopropyl) polypropylene glycol‐ block ‐polyethylene glycol‐ block ‐polypropylene glycol and terminal epoxy groups of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether at 90 °C and provided an amorphous matrix for Li + dissolution. This composite solid electrolyte containing Li + salt and garnet filler exhibited high flexibility, which supported the formation of favorable interfaces with the active materials, and possessed enough mechanical strength to suppress the penetration of lithium dendrites. Ionic conductivities higher than 5.0×10 −4 S cm −1 above 45 °C were obtained as well as a wide electrochemical stability window (>4.51 V vs. Li/Li + ) and a high Li + diffusion coefficient (≈16.6×10 −13 m 2 s −1 ). High cycling stability (>500 cycles or 1000 h) was demonstrated.