Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries Enabled by Photo Crosslinked Polymer Networkopen access
- Authors
- Kim, Kyeongsik; Chae, Wookil; Kim, Jaehyeon; Kim, Choongik; Earmme, Taeshik
- Issue Date
- Dec-2023
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Keywords
- gel polymer electrolytes; lithium-ion batteries; quasi-solid-state electrolytes; UV polymerization
- Citation
- Gels, v.9, no.12
- Journal Title
- Gels
- Volume
- 9
- Number
- 12
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/32427
- DOI
- 10.3390/gels9120975
- ISSN
- 2310-2861
2310-2861
- Abstract
- We demonstrate a gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) featuring a crosslinked polymer matrix formed by poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) and dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate (DPHA) using the radical photo initiator via ultraviolet (UV) photopolymerization for lithium-ion batteries. The two monomers with acrylate functional groups undergo chemical crosslinking, resulting in a three-dimensional structure capable of absorbing liquid electrolytes to form a gel. The GPE system was strategically designed by varying the ratios between the main polymer backbone (PEGDA) and the crosslinker (DPHA) to achieve an optimal gel polymer electrolyte network. The resulting GPE exhibited enhanced thermal stability compared to conventional liquid electrolytes (LE) and demonstrated high ionic conductivity (1.40 mS/cm) with a high lithium transference number of 0.65. Moreover, the obtained GPE displayed exceptional cycle performance, maintaining a higher capacity retention (85.2%) comparable to the cell with LE (79.3%) after 200 cycles. © 2023 by the authors.
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