The development of metallic lithium anode is restrained by lithium dendrite growth during cycling.The solid polymer electrolyte with high mechanical strength and lithium ion conductivity could be applied to inhibit li...The development of metallic lithium anode is restrained by lithium dendrite growth during cycling.The solid polymer electrolyte with high mechanical strength and lithium ion conductivity could be applied to inhibit lithium dendrite growth.To prepare the high-performance solid polymer electrolyte,the environment-friendly and cheap bacterial cellulose(BC)is used as filler incorporating with PEO-based electrolyte owing to good mechanical properties and Li salts compatibility.PEO/Li TFSI/BC composite solid polymer electrolytes(CSPE)are prepared easily by aqueous mixing in water.The lithium ion transference number of PEO/Li TFSI/BC CSPE is 0.57,which is higher than PEO/Li TFSI solid polymer electrolyte(SPE)(0.409).The PEO/Li TFSI/BC CSPE exhibits larger tensile strength(4.43 MPa)than PEO/Li TFSI SPE(1.34 MPa).The electrochemical window of composite electrolyte is widened 1.43 V by adding BC.Density functional theory calculations indicate that flex of PEO chains around Li atoms is suppressed,suggesting the enhanced lithium ion conductivity.Frontier molecular orbitals results suggest that an unfavorable intermolecular charge transfer lead to achieve higher potential for BC composite electrolyte.All solid-state Li metal battery with PEO/Li TFSI/BC CSPE delivers longer cycle life for 600 cycles than PEO/Li TFSI SPE battery(50 cycles).Li symmetrical battery using PEO/Li TFSI/BC CSPE could be stable for 1160 h.展开更多
基金supported partialy by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51973171)Young Talent Support Plan of Xi’an Jiaotong University and Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi(No.2018PT-28,2019PT-05)
文摘The development of metallic lithium anode is restrained by lithium dendrite growth during cycling.The solid polymer electrolyte with high mechanical strength and lithium ion conductivity could be applied to inhibit lithium dendrite growth.To prepare the high-performance solid polymer electrolyte,the environment-friendly and cheap bacterial cellulose(BC)is used as filler incorporating with PEO-based electrolyte owing to good mechanical properties and Li salts compatibility.PEO/Li TFSI/BC composite solid polymer electrolytes(CSPE)are prepared easily by aqueous mixing in water.The lithium ion transference number of PEO/Li TFSI/BC CSPE is 0.57,which is higher than PEO/Li TFSI solid polymer electrolyte(SPE)(0.409).The PEO/Li TFSI/BC CSPE exhibits larger tensile strength(4.43 MPa)than PEO/Li TFSI SPE(1.34 MPa).The electrochemical window of composite electrolyte is widened 1.43 V by adding BC.Density functional theory calculations indicate that flex of PEO chains around Li atoms is suppressed,suggesting the enhanced lithium ion conductivity.Frontier molecular orbitals results suggest that an unfavorable intermolecular charge transfer lead to achieve higher potential for BC composite electrolyte.All solid-state Li metal battery with PEO/Li TFSI/BC CSPE delivers longer cycle life for 600 cycles than PEO/Li TFSI SPE battery(50 cycles).Li symmetrical battery using PEO/Li TFSI/BC CSPE could be stable for 1160 h.
