New gel polyelectrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries

Xiao Guang Sun, Gao Liu, Jiangbing Xie, Yongbong Han, John B. Kerr

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Abstract

New polyelectrolytes were synthesized by grafting the allyl group containing lithium salt, lithium bis(allylmalonato)borate (LiBAMB), onto poly[pentaethylene glycol methyl ether acrylate-co-allyoxyethyl acrylate] through hydrosilylation chemistry. Gel polyelectrolytes were obtained by adding 50 wt.% of different 1/1 (wt/wt) mixtures of propylene carbonate (PC), ethylene carbonate (EC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and tetraethyleneglycol dimethyl ether (TEGDME). The highest ambient conductivity was 2.7 × 10-8 S cm-1 for the dry single ion conductors and 7.9 × 10 -6 S cm-1 for the gel single ion conductor containing 50 wt.% of EC/DMC (1/1, wt/wt), and both are obtained for the sample with an EO/Li ratio of 40/1. The conductivity order of gel electrolytes containing the same amount of different mixed solvents suggests that the conductivity of the gel is more determined by the dielectric constant rather than by the viscosity of the solvent. The preliminary Li/Li cycling profile of a dry single ion conductor is encouraging, as almost no concentration polarization and relaxation was observed. However, some fluctuation of potential occurred, which might be due to the reactions of the electrolyte on the surface of lithium metal.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)713-716
Number of pages4
JournalSolid State Ionics
Volume175
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 30 2004
Externally publishedYes
EventFourteenth International Conference on Solid State Ionics - Monterey, CA., United States
Duration: Jun 22 2003Jun 27 2003

Funding

Financial support of this work from NASA is acknowledged.

Keywords

  • Cell cycling
  • Gel electrolytes
  • Ionic conductivity
  • Plasticizer
  • Single ion conductors

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