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Nature Communications, volume 14, issue 1, publication number 4884

A reflection on polymer electrolytes for solid-state lithium metal batteries

Ziyu Song ¹

Fangfang Chen ²

María Martinez-Ibañez ³

Wenfang Feng ¹

Maria Forsyth ²

Zhibin Zhou ¹

Michel Armand ³

Heng Zhang ¹

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Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China |

Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia |

Centre for Cooperative Research On Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2023-08-12

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40609-y

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Before the debut of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in the commodity market, solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLMBs) were considered promising high-energy electrochemical energy storage systems before being almost abandoned in the late 1980s because of safety concerns. However, after three decades of development, LIB technologies are now approaching their energy content and safety limits imposed by the rocking chair chemistry. These aspects are prompting the revival of research activities in SSLMB technologies at both academic and industrial levels. In this perspective article, we present a personal reflection on solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs), spanning from early development to their implementation in SSLMBs, highlighting key milestones. In particular, we discuss the SPEs’ characteristics taking into account the concept of coupled and decoupled SPEs proposed by C. Austen Angell in the early 1990s. Possible remedies to improve the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of SPEs are also examined. With this article, we also aim to highlight the missing blocks in building ideal SSLMBs and stimulate research towards innovative electrolyte materials for future rechargeable high-energy batteries.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1038/s41467-023-40609-y

UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40609-y

TI - A reflection on polymer electrolytes for solid-state lithium metal batteries

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AU - Song, Ziyu

AU - Chen, Fangfang

AU - Martinez-Ibañez, María

AU - Feng, Wenfang

AU - Forsyth, Maria

AU - Zhou, Zhibin

AU - Armand, Michel

AU - Zhang, Heng

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@article{2023_Song,

author = {Ziyu Song and Fangfang Chen and María Martinez-Ibañez and Wenfang Feng and Maria Forsyth and Zhibin Zhou and Michel Armand and Heng Zhang},

title = {A reflection on polymer electrolytes for solid-state lithium metal batteries},

journal = {Nature Communications},

year = {2023},

volume = {14},

publisher = {Springer Nature},

month = {aug},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40609-y},

number = {1},

doi = {10.1038/s41467-023-40609-y}

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