Ultrathin, flexible, solid polymer composite electrolyte enabled with aligned nanoporous host for lithium batteries

Wan, Jiayu; Xie, Jin; Kong, Xian; Liu, Zhe; Liu, Kai; Shi, Feifei; Pei, Allen; Chen, Hao; Chen, Wei; Chen, Jun; Zhang, Xiaokun; Zong, Linqi; Wang, Jiangyan; Chen, Long-Qing; Qin, Jian; Cui, Yi

doi:10.1038/s41565-019-0465-3

Ultrathin, flexible, solid polymer composite electrolyte enabled with aligned nanoporous host for lithium batteries

Journal Article · Mon May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Nature Nanotechnology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-019-0465-3· OSTI ID:1546972

Wan, Jiayu ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[1]; ^[3]; Liu, Kai ^[1]; Shi, Feifei ^[1]; ^[1]; Chen, Hao ^[1]; Chen, Wei ^[1]; ^[1]; Zhang, Xiaokun ^[1]; Zong, Linqi ^[1]; Wang, Jiangyan ^[1]; Chen, Long-Qing ^[3]; ^[1]; ^[4]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
ShanghaiTech Univ. (China)
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

The urgent need for safer batteries is leading research to all-solid-state lithium-based cells. To achieve energy density comparable to liquid electrolyte-based cells, ultrathin and lightweight solid electrolytes with high ionic conductivity are desired. However, solid electrolytes with comparable thicknesses to commercial polymer electrolyte separators (~10 μm) used in liquid electrolytes remain challenging to make because of the increased risk of short-circuiting the battery. In this work, we report on a polymer–polymer solid-state electrolyte design, demonstrated with an 8.6-μm-thick nanoporous polyimide (PI) film filled with polyethylene oxide/lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (PEO/LiTFSI) that can be used as a safe solid polymer electrolyte. The PI film is nonflammable and mechanically strong, preventing batteries from short-circuiting even after more than 1,000 h of cycling, and the vertical channels enhance the ionic conductivity (2.3 × 10^-4 S cm^-1 at 30 °C) of the infused polymer electrolyte. Lastly, all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries fabricated with PI/PEO/LiTFSI solid electrolyte show good cycling performance (200 cycles at C/2 rate) at 60 °C and withstand abuse tests such as bending, cutting and nail penetration.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; EE0007803

OSTI ID:: 1546972

Journal Information:: Nature Nanotechnology, Journal Name: Nature Nanotechnology Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 14; ISSN 1748-3387

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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