Design of Polymer-in-Salt Electrolyte for Solid State Lithium Battery with Wide Working Temperature Range

Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) is an appealing matrix for solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) due to its superior lithium salt dissolution ability. However, while such PEO-based SPEs generally exhibit high crystallinity at room temperatures (similar to 30 degrees C), which severely hinders the application of SPEs. In this work, a Polymer-In-Salt solid electrolyte with a three-dimensional frame structure was designed and fabricated with PVDF membrane as the frame and PEO-in-LiTFSI as a filler (PPIS). PPIS exhibits high ionic conductivity of 4.5x10(-5) S m(-1) and lithium transference number of 0.53 at room temperature with a wide electrochemical window beyond 5.5 V. Meanwhile, it exhibits excellent interfacial stability which can effectively suppress the growth of lithium dendrite. The assembled LFP/PPIS/Li solid-state battery exhibits excellent rate performance and cycling stability at 30 degrees C and 60 degrees C. In addition, LFP/PPIS/Li pouch cell displays significant safety and functional flexibility.