Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

In-situ thermal polymerization of rechargeable lithium batteries with poly(methyl methacrylate) based gel-polymer electrolyte

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

By heating the admixture of a commercial liquid electrolyte (LB302, 1 M solution of LiPF6 in 1:1 EC/DEC), methyl methacrylate (MMA) and benzoyl peroxide (BPO, initiator), a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) based gel-polymer electrolyte (GPE) was obtained. AC impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry were used to evaluate its ionic conductivity and electrochemical stability window. Rechargeable cells LiNi0.8Co0.2O2/Li and LiNi0.8Co0.2O2/graphite with this MMA based GPE were also fabricated via the in-situ thermal polymerization process. This GPE exhibits a high ionic conductivity (over 10−3S cm−1) at room temperature. It is stable in the voltage range between 0 and 4.2 V (vs. Li+/Li). A phenomenon of large initial cell impedance (LICI) was observed for the LiNi0.8Co0.2O2/Li cells but not in LiNi0.8Co0.2O2/graphite cells. After the first several cycles, the cell impedance decreases substantially and reversible charge–discharge capacity can be obtained. This in-situ polymerization method provides a way to produce GPE cells.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Meyer WH (1998) Adv Mater 10:439

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Kim DW (1998) J Power Sources 76:175

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Kim DW, Oh B, Park JH, Sun YK (2000) Solid State Ionics 138:41

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Wang Y, Travas-Sejdic J, Steiner R (2002) Solid State Ionics 148:443

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Song JY, Wang YY, Wan CC (1999) J Power Sources 77:183

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Stephan AM, Thirunakaran R, Renganathan NG, Sundaram V, Pitchumani S, Muniyandi N, Gangadharan R, Ramamoorthy P (1999) J Power Sources 81–82:752

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Kumar GG, Sampath S (2005) Solid State Ionics 176:773

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Rhoo HJ (1997) Electrochim Acta 42:1571

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Osaka T, Momma T, Ito H, Scrosati B (1997) J Power Sources 68:392

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Tatsuma T, Taguchi M, Oyama N (2001) Electrochim Acta 46:1201

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Choi NS, Park JK (2001) Electrochim Acta 46:1453

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Kim CS, Oh SM (2002) J Power Sources 109:98

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Jo SI, Sohn HJ, Kang DW, Kim DW (2003) J Power Sources 119–121:478

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Xu W, Siow KS, Gao Z, Lee SW (1999) J Electrochem Soc 146:4410

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Larcher D, Masquelier C, Bonnin D, Chabre Y, Masson V, Leriche JB, Tarascon JM (2003) J Electrochem Soc 150:A133

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Shui JL, Zhang SL, Liu WL, Yu Y, Jiang GS, Xie S, Zhu CF, Chen CH (2004) Electrochem Commun 6:33

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Barton D, Ollis D (1979) In: Sutherland IO (ed) Comprehensive organic chemistry, vol 2. Pergamon, Oxford, NY, p 934

  18. Zhou YF, Xie S, Ge XW, Chen CH, Amine K (2004) J Appl Electrochem 34:1119

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Chen CH, Liu J, Amine K (2001) Electrochem Commun 3:44

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the 100 Talents Program of Academia Sinica and National Science Fundation of China (50372064 and 20471057). We are also grateful to Dr. K. Amine from Argonne National Laboratory for providing LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 and graphite laminates.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China

    Y. F. Zhou, S. Xie & C. H. Chen

  2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230039, China

    Y. F. Zhou

Authors
  1. Y. F. Zhou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. S. Xie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. C. H. Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to C. H. Chen.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Zhou, Y.F., Xie, S. & Chen, C.H. In-situ thermal polymerization of rechargeable lithium batteries with poly(methyl methacrylate) based gel-polymer electrolyte. J Mater Sci 41, 7492–7497 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-006-0803-3

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-006-0803-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation