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Scharf F, Krude A, Lennartz P, Clausnitzer M, Shukla G, Buchheit A, Kempe F, Diddens D, Glomb P, Mitchell MM, Danner T, Heuer A, Latz A, Winter M, Brunklaus G. Synergistic Enhancement of Mechanical and Electrochemical Properties in Grafted Polymer/Oxide Hybrid Electrolytes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2404537. [PMID: 39185805 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202404537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
Abstract
Lithium metal batteries operated with high voltage cathodes are predestined for the realization of high energy storage systems, where solid polymer electrolytes offer a possibility to improve battery safety. Al2O3_PCL is introduced as promising hybrid electrolyte made from polycaprolactone (PCL) and Al2O3 nanoparticles that can be prepared in a one-pot synthesis as a random mixture of linear PCL and PCL-grafted Al2O3. Upon grafting, synergistic effects of mechanical stability and ionic conductivity are achieved. Due to the mechanical stability, manufacture of PCL-based membranes with a thickness of 50 µm is feasible, yielding an ionic conductivity of 5·10-5 S cm-1 at 60 °C. The membrane exhibits an impressive performance of Li deposition in symmetric Li||Li cells, operating for 1200 h at a constant and low overvoltage of 54 mV and a current density of 0.2 mA cm-2. NMC622 | Al2O3_PCL | Li cells are cycled at rates of up to 1 C, achieving 140 cycles at >80% state of health. The straightforward synthesis and opportunity of upscaling as well as solvent-free polymerization render the Al2O3_PCL hybrid material as rather safe, potentially sustainable and affordable alternative to conventional polymer-based electrolytes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Felix Scharf
- Helmholtz Institute Münster, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IMD-4, Corrensstraße 48, Münster, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IMD-4, Corrensstraße 48, Münster, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IMD-4, Corrensstraße 48, Münster, Germany
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- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Helmholtz Institut Ulm (HIU) - Institut für Technische Thermodynamik Computergestützte Elektrochemie, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Münster, Correnstraße 28/30, Münster, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IMD-4, Corrensstraße 48, Münster, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IMD-4, Corrensstraße 48, Münster, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IMD-4, Corrensstraße 48, Münster, Germany
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Münster, Correnstraße 28/30, Münster, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IMD-4, Corrensstraße 48, Münster, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IMD-4, Corrensstraße 48, Münster, Germany
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- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Helmholtz Institut Ulm (HIU) - Institut für Technische Thermodynamik Computergestützte Elektrochemie, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IMD-4, Corrensstraße 48, Münster, Germany
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Münster, Correnstraße 28/30, Münster, Germany
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- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Helmholtz Institut Ulm (HIU) - Institut für Technische Thermodynamik Computergestützte Elektrochemie, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IMD-4, Corrensstraße 48, Münster, Germany
- MEET Battery Research Center, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 46, Münster, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IMD-4, Corrensstraße 48, Münster, Germany
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Yeo H, Gregory GL, Gao H, Yiamsawat K, Rees GJ, McGuire T, Pasta M, Bruce PG, Williams CK. Alternatives to fluorinated binders: recyclable copolyester/carbonate electrolytes for high-capacity solid composite cathodes. Chem Sci 2024; 15:2371-2379. [PMID: 38362415 PMCID: PMC10866336 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05105f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
Abstract
Optimising the composite cathode for next-generation, safe solid-state batteries with inorganic solid electrolytes remains a key challenge towards commercialisation and cell performance. Tackling this issue requires the design of suitable polymer binders for electrode processability and long-term solid-solid interfacial stability. Here, block-polyester/carbonates are systematically designed as Li-ion conducting, high-voltage stable binders for cathode composites comprising of single-crystal LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathodes, Li6PS5Cl solid electrolyte and carbon nanofibres. Compared to traditional fluorinated polymer binders, improved discharge capacities (186 mA h g-1) and capacity retention (96.7% over 200 cycles) are achieved. The nature of the new binder electrolytes also enables its separation and complete recycling after use. ABA- and AB-polymeric architectures are compared where the A-blocks are mechanical modifiers, and the B-block facilitates Li-ion transport. This reveals that the conductivity and mechanical properties of the ABA-type are more suited for binder application. Further, catalysed switching between CO2/epoxide A-polycarbonate (PC) synthesis and B-poly(carbonate-r-ester) formation employing caprolactone (CL) and trimethylene carbonate (TMC) identifies an optimal molar mass (50 kg mol-1) and composition (wPC 0.35). This polymer electrolyte binder shows impressive oxidative stability (5.2 V), suitable ionic conductivity (2.2 × 10-4 S cm-1 at 60 °C), and compliant viscoelastic properties for fabrication into high-performance solid composite cathodes. This work presents an attractive route to optimising polymer binder properties using controlled polymerisation strategies combining cyclic monomer (CL, TMC) ring-opening polymerisation and epoxide/CO2 ring-opening copolymerisation. It should also prompt further examination of polycarbonate/ester-based materials with today's most relevant yet demanding high-voltage cathodes and sensitive sulfide-based solid electrolytes.
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- Holly Yeo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
- Department of Materials, University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3PH UK
- The Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Didcot OX11 0RA UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3PH UK
- The Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Didcot OX11 0RA UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3PH UK
- The Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Didcot OX11 0RA UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3PH UK
- The Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Didcot OX11 0RA UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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Oshinowo M, Piccini M, Kociok-Köhn G, Marken F, Buchard A. Xylose- and Nucleoside-Based Polymers via Thiol-ene Polymerization toward Sugar-Derived Solid Polymer Electrolytes. ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS 2024; 6:1622-1632. [PMID: 38357438 PMCID: PMC10862469 DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.3c02119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
Abstract
A series of copolymers have been prepared via thiol-ene polymerization of bioderived α,ω-unsaturated diene monomers with dithiols toward application as solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) for Li+-ion conduction. Amorphous polyesters and polyethers with low Tg's (-31 to -11 °C) were first prepared from xylose-based monomers (with varying lengths of fatty acid moiety) and 2,2'-(ethylenedioxy)diethanethiol (EDT). Cross-linking by incorporation of a trifunctional monomer also produced a series of SPEs with ionic conductivities up to 2.2 × 10-5 S cm-1 at 60 °C and electrochemical stability up to 5.08 V, a significant improvement over previous xylose-derived materials. Furthermore, a series of copolymers bearing nucleoside moieties were prepared to exploit the complementary base-pairing interaction of nucleobases. Flexible, transparent, and reprocessable SPE films were thus prepared with improved ionic conductivity (up to 1.5 × 10-4 S cm-1 at 60 °C), hydrolytic degradability, and potential self-healing capabilities.
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- Matthew Oshinowo
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
- University
of Bath Institute for Sustainability, Claverton Down, Bath BA2
7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
- University
of Bath Institute for Sustainability, Claverton Down, Bath BA2
7AY, U.K.
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- Materials
and Chemical Characterisation Facility (MC2), University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2
7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
- University
of Bath Institute for Sustainability, Claverton Down, Bath BA2
7AY, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
- University
of Bath Institute for Sustainability, Claverton Down, Bath BA2
7AY, U.K.
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Su G, Zhang X, Xiao M, Wang S, Huang S, Han D, Meng Y. Polymeric Electrolytes for Solid-state Lithium Ion Batteries: Structure Design, Electrochemical Properties and Cell Performances. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202300293. [PMID: 37771268 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
Abstract
Solid-state electrolytes are key to achieving high energy density, safety, and stability for lithium-ion batteries. In this Review, core indicators of solid polymer electrolytes are discussed in detail including ionic conductivity, interface compatibility, mechanical integrity, and cycling stability. Besides, we also summarize how above properties can be improved by design strategies of functional monomers, groups, and assembly of batteries. Structures and properties of polymers are investigated here to provide a basis for all-solid-state electrolyte design strategies of multi-component polymers. In addition, adjustment strategies of quasi-solid-state polymer electrolytes such as adding functional additives and carrying out structural design are also investigated, aiming at solving problems caused by simply adding liquids or small molecular plasticizer. We hope that fresh and established researchers can achieve a general perspective of solid polymer electrolytes via this Review and spur more extensive interests for exploration of high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
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- Gang Su
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
- The Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
- The Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
- Institute of Chemistry, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450000, P. R. China
- Research Center of Green Catalysts, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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Bradford G, Lopez J, Ruza J, Stolberg MA, Osterude R, Johnson JA, Gomez-Bombarelli R, Shao-Horn Y. Chemistry-Informed Machine Learning for Polymer Electrolyte Discovery. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2023; 9:206-216. [PMID: 36844492 PMCID: PMC9951296 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c01123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) have the potential to improve lithium-ion batteries by enhancing safety and enabling higher energy densities. However, SPEs suffer from significantly lower ionic conductivity than liquid and solid ceramic electrolytes, limiting their adoption in functional batteries. To facilitate more rapid discovery of high ionic conductivity SPEs, we developed a chemistry-informed machine learning model that accurately predicts ionic conductivity of SPEs. The model was trained on SPE ionic conductivity data from hundreds of experimental publications. Our chemistry-informed model encodes the Arrhenius equation, which describes temperature activated processes, into the readout layer of a state-of-the-art message passing neural network and has significantly improved accuracy over models that do not encode temperature dependence. Chemically informed readout layers are compatible with deep learning for other property prediction tasks and are especially useful where limited training data are available. Using the trained model, ionic conductivity values were predicted for several thousand candidate SPE formulations, allowing us to identify promising candidate SPEs. We also generated predictions for several different anions in poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(trimethylene carbonate), demonstrating the utility of our model in identifying descriptors for SPE ionic conductivity.
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- Gabriel Bradford
- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Research
Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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Guo K, Wang J, Shi Z, Wang Y, Xie X, Xue Z. One-Step In Situ Polymerization: A Facile Design Strategy for Block Copolymer Electrolytes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202213606. [PMID: 36509706 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
To optimize the rapid transport of lithium ions (Li+ ) inside lithium metal batteries (LMBs), block copolymer electrolytes (BCPEs) have been fabricated in situ in LMBs via a one-step method combining reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and carboxylic acid-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization (ROP). The BCPEs balanced the Li+ coordination characteristics of the polyether- and polyester-based electrolytes to achieve a rapid Li+ migration in the SPEs. The carboxylic acid played a dual role since it both catalyzed the ROP and stabilized the interface. Furthermore, the in situ assembly of LMBs did effectively enable an efficient intercalation/de-intercalation of Li+ at the electrode/electrolyte interface. The in situ assembled Li/BCPE4/LFP exhibited high-capacity retention of 92 % after 400 cycles at 1 C. The one-step in situ fabrication of BCPEs provides a new direction for the design of polymer electrolytes.
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- Kairui Guo
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Fortuin B, Meabe L, Peña SR, Zhang Y, Qiao L, Etxabe J, Garcia L, Manzano H, Armand M, Martínez-Ibañez M, Carrasco J. Molecular-Level Insight into Charge Carrier Transport and Speciation in Solid Polymer Electrolytes by Chemically Tuning Both Polymer and Lithium Salt. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2023; 127:1955-1964. [PMID: 36761231 PMCID: PMC9900585 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c07032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
The advent of Li-metal batteries has seen progress toward studies focused on the chemical modification of solid polymer electrolytes, involving tuning either polymer or Li salt properties to enhance the overall cell performance. This study encompasses chemically modifying simultaneously both polymer matrix and lithium salt by assessing ion coordination environments, ion transport mechanisms, and molecular speciation. First, commercially used lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) salt is taken as a reference, where F atoms become partially substituted by one or two H atoms in the -CF3 moieties of LiTFSI. These substitutions lead to the formation of lithium(difluoromethanesulfonyl)(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiDFTFSI) and lithium bis(difluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiDFSI) salts. Both lithium salts promote anion immobilization and increase the lithium transference number. Second, we show that exchanging archetypal poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) with poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) significantly changes charge carrier speciation. Studying the ionic structures of these polymer/Li salt combinations (LiTFSI, LiDFTFSI or LiDFSI with PEO or PCL) by combining molecular dynamics simulations and a range of experimental techniques, we provide atomistic insights to understand the solvation structure and synergistic effects that impact macroscopic properties, such as Li+ conductivity and transference number.
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- Brigette
A. Fortuin
- Centre
for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein
48, 01510Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Department
of Physics, University of the Basque Country
(UPV/EHU), 48940Leioa, Spain
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- Centre
for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein
48, 01510Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Centre
for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein
48, 01510Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Department
of Physics, University of the Basque Country
(UPV/EHU), 48940Leioa, Spain
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- Centre
for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein
48, 01510Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Centre
for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein
48, 01510Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Centre
for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein
48, 01510Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Centre
for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein
48, 01510Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department
of Physics, University of the Basque Country
(UPV/EHU), 48940Leioa, Spain
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- Centre
for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein
48, 01510Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Centre
for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein
48, 01510Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Centre
for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Alava Technology Park, Albert Einstein
48, 01510Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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Eriksson T, Gudla H, Manabe Y, Yoneda T, Friesen D, Zhang C, Inokuma Y, Brandell D, Mindemark J. Carbonyl-Containing Solid Polymer Electrolyte Host Materials: Conduction and Coordination in Polyketone, Polyester, and Polycarbonate Systems. Macromolecules 2022; 55:10940-10949. [PMID: 36590372 PMCID: PMC9798856 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Research on solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) is now moving beyond the realm of polyethers that have dominated the field for several decades. A promising alternative group of candidates for SPE host materials is carbonyl-containing polymers. In this work, SPE properties of three different types of carbonyl-coordinating polymers are compared: polycarbonates, polyesters, and polyketones. The investigated polymers were chosen to be as structurally similar as possible, with only the functional group being different, thereby giving direct insights into the role of the noncoordinating main-chain oxygens. As revealed by experimental measurements as well as molecular dynamics simulations, the polyketone possesses the lowest glass transition temperature, but the ion transport is limited by a high degree of crystallinity. The polycarbonate, on the other hand, displays a relatively low coordination strength but is instead limited by its low molecular flexibility. The polyester performs generally as an intermediate between the other two, which is reasonable when considering its structural relation to the alternatives. This work demonstrates that local changes in the coordinating environment of carbonyl-containing polymers can have a large effect on the overall ion conduction, thereby also showing that desired transport properties can be achieved by fine-tuning the polymer chemistry of carbonyl-containing systems.
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- Therese Eriksson
- Department
of Chemistry − Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 538, SE-751 21Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry − Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 538, SE-751 21Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido060-8628, Japan
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- Division
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido060-8628, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry − Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 538, SE-751 21Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry − Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 538, SE-751 21Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido060-8628, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry − Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 538, SE-751 21Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry − Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 538, SE-751 21Uppsala, Sweden,E-mail:
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Zhang M, Lei C, Zhou T, Song S, Paoprasert P, He X, Liang X. Segmental Motion Adjustment of the Polycarbonate Electrolyte for Lithium-Metal Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:55653-55663. [PMID: 36478468 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c17581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Carbonyl oxygen atoms are the primary active sites to solvate Li salts that provide a migration site for Li ions conducting in a polycarbonate-based polymer electrolyte. We here exploit the conductivity of the polycarbonate electrolyte by tuning the segmental motion of the structural unit with carbonyl oxygen atoms, while its correlation to the mechanical and electrochemical stability of the electrolyte is also discussed. Two linear alkenyl carbonate monomers are designed by molecular engineering to combine methyl acrylate (MA) and the commonly used ethylene carbonate (EC), w/o dimethyl carbonate (DMC) in the structure. The integration of the DMC structural unit in the side chain of the in situ constructed polymer (p-MDE) releases the free motion of the terminal EC units, which leads to a lower glass-transition temperature and higher ionic conductivity. While pure polycarbonates are normally fragile with high Young's modulus, such a prolonged side chain also manipulates the flexibility of the polymer to provide a mechanical stable interface for Li-metal anode. Stable long-term cycling performance is achieved at room temperature for both LiFePO4 and LiCoO2 electrodes based on the p-MDE electrolyte incorporated with a solid plasticizer.
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- Mingjie Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, Hunan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, Hunan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, Hunan, P. R. China
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- College of Aerospace Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing400044, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathumthani12120, Thailand
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, Hunan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, Hunan, P. R. China
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Andersson R, Hernández G, Mindemark J. Quantifying the ion coordination strength in polymer electrolytes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:16343-16352. [PMID: 35762165 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01904c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
In the progress of implementing solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) into batteries, fundamental understanding of the processes occurring within and in the vicinity of the SPE are required. An important but so far relatively unexplored parameter influencing the ion transport properties is the ion coordination strength. Our understanding of the coordination chemistry and its role for the ion transport is partly hampered by the scarcity of suitable methods to measure this phenomenon. Herein, two qualitative methods and one quantitative method to assess the ion coordination strength are presented, contrasted and discussed for TFSI-based salts of Li+, Na+ and Mg2+ in polyethylene oxide (PEO), poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and poly(trimethylene carbonate) (PTMC). For the qualitative methods, the coordination strength is probed by studying the equilibrium between cation coordination to polymer ligands or solvent molecules, whereas the quantitative method studies the ion dissociation equilibrium of salts in solvent-free polymers. All methods are in agreement that regardless of cation, the strongest coordination strength is observed for PEO, while PTMC exhibits the weakest coordination strength. Considering the cations, the weakest coordination is observed for Mg2+ in all polymers, indicative of the strong ion-ion interactions in Mg(TFSI)2, whilst the coordination strength for Li+ and Na+ seems to be more influenced by the interplay between the cation charge/radius and the polymer structure. The trends observed are in excellent agreement with previously observed transference numbers, confirming the importance and its connection to the ion transport in SPEs.
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- Rassmus Andersson
- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 538, SE-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 538, SE-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 538, SE-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden.
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