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Electrochemical characterization of ionic liquid based gel polymer electrolyte for lithium battery application

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High molecular weight polymer poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP), ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (EMIMFSI), and salt lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI)-based free-standing and conducting ionic liquid-based gel polymer electrolytes (ILGPE) have been prepared by solution cast method. Thermal, electrical, and electrochemical properties of 80 wt% IL containing gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) are investigated by thermogravimetric (TGA), impedance spectroscopy, linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The 80 wt% IL containing GPE shows good thermal stability (~ 200 °C), ionic conductivity (6.42 × 10−4 S cm−1), lithium ion conductivity (1.40 × 10−4 S cm−1 at 30 °C), and wide electrochemical stability window (~ 4.10 V versus Li/Li+ at 30 °C). Furthermore, the surface of LiFePO4 cathode material was modified by graphene oxide, with smooth and uniform coating layer, as confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and with element content, as confirmed by energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectrum. The graphene oxide-coated LiFePO4 cathode shows improved electrochemical performance with a good charge-discharge capacity and cyclic stability up to 50 cycles at 1C rate, as compared with the without coated LiFePO4. At 30 °C, the discharge capacity reaches a maximum value of 104.50 and 95.0 mAh g−1 for graphene oxide-coated LiFePO4 and without coated LiFePO4 at 1C rate respectively. These results indicated improved electrochemical performance of pristine LiFePO4 cathode after coating with graphene oxide.

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One of the authors (R. K. Singh) is thankful to DST: P-07/587, New Delhi, India, for the financial assistance. S. K. Singh is thankful to UGC, New Delhi, India, for providing the Research Fellowship. A. K. Tripathi is thankful to CSIR, New Delhi, for the award of SRF. Y.L. Verma and Shalu are thankful to National Post Doctoral fellowship sponsored by DST-SERB, New Delhi, India.

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    Shishir Kumar Singh, Himani Gupta, Liton Balo, Varun Kumar Singh, Alok Kumar Tripathi & Rajendra Kumar Singh

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Singh, S.K., Gupta, H., Balo, L. et al. Electrochemical characterization of ionic liquid based gel polymer electrolyte for lithium battery application. Ionics 24, 1895–1906 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-018-2458-x

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