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Nanocomposite quasi-solid-state electrolyte for high-safety lithium batteries

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Abstract

Rechargeable lithium batteries are attractive power sources for electronic devices and are being aggressively developed for vehicular use. Nevertheless, problems with their safety and reliability must be solved for the large-scale use of lithium batteries in transportation and grid-storage applications. In this study, a unique hybrid solid-state electrolyte composed of an ionic liquid electrolyte (LiTFSI/Pyr14TFSI) and BaTiO3 nanosize ceramic particles was prepared without a polymer. The electrolyte exhibited high thermal stability, a wide electrochemical window, good ionic conductivity of 1.3 × 10−3 S·cm−1 at 30 °C, and a remarkably high lithium-ion transference number of 0.35. The solid-state LiFePO4 cell exhibited the best electrochemical properties among the reported solid-state batteries, along with a reasonable rate capability. Li/LiCoO2 cells prepared using this nanocomposite solid electrolyte exhibited high performance at both room temperature and a high temperature, confirming their potential as lithium batteries with enhanced safety and a wide range of operating temperatures.

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nanocomposition solidified ionic liquid shell charge space safety lithium battery 
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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the 2017 Research Fund (No. 1.170012.01) of UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) and Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (Nos. NRF-2014R1A1A2A16053515 and NRF-2016R1A2A2A07005334).

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Nanocomposite quasi-solid-state electrolyte for high-safety lithium batteries

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.School of Energy & Chemical EngineeringUlsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)UlsanRepublic of Korea
  2. 2.Department of Solar & Energy EngineeringCheongju UniversityCheongju, ChungbukRepublic of Korea
  3. 3.School of Energy & Chemical Engineering and Research Institute for Green Energy Convergence TechnologyGyeongsang National UniversityJinjuRepublic of Korea

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