Tailoring polymer electrolyte ionic conductivity for production of low- temperature operating quasi-all-solid-state lithium metal batteries

Low-temperature batteries are detrimentally affected by the sluggish kinetics of the electrolyte. Here, the authors propose a quasi-solid-state polymer electrolyte capable of improving interfacial charge transfer and enabling stable Li metal cell operation even at −30 °C.

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Main Authors: Zhuo Li, Rui Yu, Suting Weng, Qinghua Zhang, Xuefeng Wang, Xin Guo
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35857-x
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author Zhuo Li
Rui Yu
Suting Weng
Qinghua Zhang
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Xin Guo
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description Low-temperature batteries are detrimentally affected by the sluggish kinetics of the electrolyte. Here, the authors propose a quasi-solid-state polymer electrolyte capable of improving interfacial charge transfer and enabling stable Li metal cell operation even at −30 °C.
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spelling doaj.art-c3332c07065b44139fadb9ad13cd9b662023-02-05T12:18:32ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-01-0114111210.1038/s41467-023-35857-xTailoring polymer electrolyte ionic conductivity for production of low- temperature operating quasi-all-solid-state lithium metal batteriesZhuo Li0Rui Yu1Suting Weng2Qinghua Zhang3Xuefeng Wang4Xin Guo5School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologySchool of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyLaboratory of Advanced Materials and Electron Microscopy, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of ScienceLaboratory of Advanced Materials and Electron Microscopy, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of ScienceLaboratory of Advanced Materials and Electron Microscopy, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of ScienceSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyLow-temperature batteries are detrimentally affected by the sluggish kinetics of the electrolyte. Here, the authors propose a quasi-solid-state polymer electrolyte capable of improving interfacial charge transfer and enabling stable Li metal cell operation even at −30 °C.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35857-x
spellingShingle Zhuo Li
Rui Yu
Suting Weng
Qinghua Zhang
Xuefeng Wang
Xin Guo
Tailoring polymer electrolyte ionic conductivity for production of low- temperature operating quasi-all-solid-state lithium metal batteries
Nature Communications
title Tailoring polymer electrolyte ionic conductivity for production of low- temperature operating quasi-all-solid-state lithium metal batteries
title_full Tailoring polymer electrolyte ionic conductivity for production of low- temperature operating quasi-all-solid-state lithium metal batteries
title_fullStr Tailoring polymer electrolyte ionic conductivity for production of low- temperature operating quasi-all-solid-state lithium metal batteries
title_full_unstemmed Tailoring polymer electrolyte ionic conductivity for production of low- temperature operating quasi-all-solid-state lithium metal batteries
title_short Tailoring polymer electrolyte ionic conductivity for production of low- temperature operating quasi-all-solid-state lithium metal batteries
title_sort tailoring polymer electrolyte ionic conductivity for production of low temperature operating quasi all solid state lithium metal batteries
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35857-x
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