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A high-performance electrospun thermoplastic polyurethane/poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) gel polymer electrolyte for Li-ion batteries

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Gel polymer electrolyte films based on thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) (1/1, w/w) were prepared by electrospinning polymer. The highest ionic conductivity was 6.62 × 10−3 S cm−1 for 10 wt% electrolyte solution at room temperature. And, high value of tensile strength (9.8 ± 0.2 MPa) and elongation at break (121.5 ± 0.2 %) existed. The Li/PE/LiFePO4 cell with the gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) delivered a high initial discharge capacity of 163.49 mAh g−1 under 0.1 C rate and exhibited microscale attenuation (5.5 %) after 50 cycles. With the excellent characteristics, it is suitable for practical application in polymer lithium-ion batteries.

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Abbreviations

X c :

The crystallinity

ΔH :

The fusion enthalpy of the membrane

ΔH m :

The fusion enthalpy of PVDF with 100 % crystallinity

Φ:

The PVDF weight fraction in blend membrane

M wet :

The mass of the dry membrane

M dry :

The mass of the wet membrane

δ :

The ionic conductivity

h :

The thickness of polymer electrolyte

R b :

The bulk resistance of polymer electrolyte

S :

The area of polymer electrolyte

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The workers gratefully appreciate the financial supports from the Youth Project of National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51203131).

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    Xiuxiang Peng, Ling Zhou, Bo Jing, Qi Cao, Xianyou Wang, Xiaoli Tang & Juan Zeng

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Peng, X., Zhou, L., Jing, B. et al. A high-performance electrospun thermoplastic polyurethane/poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) gel polymer electrolyte for Li-ion batteries. J Solid State Electrochem 20, 255–262 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-015-3030-5

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