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Unique Carbonate-Based Single Ion Conducting Block Copolymers Enabling High-Voltage, All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries.
Lingua, Gabriele; Grysan, Patrick; Vlasov, Petr S; Verge, Pierre; Shaplov, Alexander S; Gerbaldi, Claudio.
Afiliación
  • Lingua G; GAME Lab, Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Torino 10129, Italy.
  • Grysan P; National Reference Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage (GISEL) - INSTM, Via G. Giusti 9, Firenze 50121, Italy.
  • Vlasov PS; Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, Esch-sur-Alzette L-4362, Luxembourg.
  • Verge P; Department of Macromolecular Chemistry, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetsky pr. 26, Saint Petersburg 198504, Russia.
  • Shaplov AS; Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, Esch-sur-Alzette L-4362, Luxembourg.
  • Gerbaldi C; Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, Esch-sur-Alzette L-4362, Luxembourg.
Macromolecules ; 54(14): 6911-6924, 2021 Jul 27.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34475591
Safety and high-voltage operation are key metrics for advanced, solid-state energy storage devices to power low- or zero-emission HEV or EV vehicles. In this study, we propose the modification of single-ion conducting polyelectrolytes by designing novel block copolymers, which combine one block responsible for high ionic conductivity and the second block for improved mechanical properties and outstanding electrochemical stability. To synthesize such block copolymers, the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of trimethylene carbonate (TMC) monomer by the RAFT-agent having a terminal hydroxyl group is used. It allows for the preparation of a poly(carbonate) macro-RAFT precursor that is subsequently applied in RAFT copolymerization of lithium 1-[3-(methacryloyloxy)propylsulfonyl]-1-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate. The resulting single-ion conducting block copolymers show improved viscoelastic properties, good thermal stability (T onset up to 155 °C), sufficient ionic conductivity (up to 3.7 × 10-6 S cm-1 at 70 °C), and high lithium-ion transference number (0.91) to enable high power. Excellent plating/stripping ability with resistance to dendrite growth and outstanding electrochemical stability window (exceeding 4.8 V vs Li+/Li at 70 °C) are also achieved, along with enhanced compatibility with composite cathodes, both LiNiMnCoO2 - NMC and LiFePO4 - LFP, as well as the lithium metal anode. Lab-scale truly solid-state Li/LFP and Li/NMC lithium-metal cells assembled with the single-ion copolymer electrolyte demonstrate reversible and very stable cycling at 70 °C delivering high specific capacity (up to 145 and 118 mAh g-1, respectively, at a C/20 rate) and proper operation even at a higher current regime. Remarkably, the addition of a little amount of propylene carbonate (∼8 wt %) allows for stable, highly reversible cycling at a higher C-rate. These results represent an excellent achievement for a truly single-ion conducting solid-state polymer electrolyte, placing the obtained ionic block copolymers on top of polyelectrolytes with highest electrochemical stability and potentially enabling safe, practical Li-metal cells operating at high-voltage.

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Macromolecules Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Macromolecules Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos