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Methods of enhancing conductivity of a polymer-ceramic composite electrolyte

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OSTI ID:1174601

Methods for enhancing conductivity of polymer-ceramic composite electrolytes are provided which include forming a polymer-ceramic composite electrolyte film by a melt casting technique and uniaxially stretching the film from about 5 to 15% in length. The polymer-ceramic composite electrolyte is also preferably annealed after stretching such that it has a room temperature conductivity of from 10.sup.-4 S cm.sup.-1 to 10.sup.-3 S cm.sup.-1. The polymer-ceramic composite electrolyte formed by the methods of the present invention may be used in lithium rechargeable batteries.

Research Organization:
University Of Dayton, Dayton, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
Patent Number(s):
6,656,641
Application Number:
09/755,693
OSTI ID:
1174601
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Composite Polymer Electrolytes journal July 1991
A new approach to the understanding of ion transport in semicrystalline polymer electrolytes journal September 2000
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