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A Cross-Linked Gel Polymer Electrolyte Composed of PEGDA and Acrylonitrile for High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries

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Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA)-based gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) offer several advantages for high-voltage lithium metal batteries (LMBs). However, the limited Li+ transport capability hinders the wide application of PEGDA. A cross-linked GPE consisting of PEGDA and acrylonitrile (AN) (designated as PA11 electrolyte) is synthesized through molecular design to investigate the impact of AN incorporation on the PEGDA-based GPE. AN exhibits good compatibility with PEGDA, and the resulting cross-linked copolymer effectively reduces the crystallinity of GPE, thereby enhancing its Li+ transport capability. At 25°C, the PA11 electrolyte exhibits high ionic conductivity (2.04 × 10−4 S cm−1), broad electrochemical window (− 0.5 V to 5.32 V versus Li+/Li), and good stability towards lithium metal showing stable deposition and stripping of lithium for 1000 h. Additionally, LFP||Li cells assembled with designed PA11 electrolyte demonstrate discharge capacities of 150.4 mA h g−1 at 0.05 C and 122.9 mA h g−1 at 0.5 C. Moreover, the PA11 electrolyte can be applied in LMFP-based high-voltage LMBs with a capacity retention ratio of 84.9% after 20 cycles.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52102315) and the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. LY21E020010, No. LQ23E020009).

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Yuan, J., Ren, G., Yang, Y. et al. A Cross-Linked Gel Polymer Electrolyte Composed of PEGDA and Acrylonitrile for High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries. J. Electron. Mater. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-024-11096-8

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