Volume 136, Issue 23 e202401957
Forschungsartikel

Multipolar Conjugated Polymer Framework Derived Ionic Sieves via Electronic Modulation for Long-Life All-Solid-State Li Batteries

Xue Yang

Xue Yang

Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-based Composites of Guangdong Province, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006 China

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Long Fang

Long Fang

Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-based Composites of Guangdong Province, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006 China

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Jing Li

Jing Li

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory for Photonic Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao SAR, 999078 China

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Cong Liu

Cong Liu

Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-based Composites of Guangdong Province, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006 China

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Linfeng Zhong

Linfeng Zhong

Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-based Composites of Guangdong Province, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006 China

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Fan Yang

Fan Yang

School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 528478 China

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Xiaotong Wang

Xiaotong Wang

Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-based Composites of Guangdong Province, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006 China

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Prof. Zishou Zhang

Prof. Zishou Zhang

Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-based Composites of Guangdong Province, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006 China

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Prof. Dingshan Yu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dingshan Yu

Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-based Composites of Guangdong Province, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006 China

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First published: 25 March 2024

Abstract

Here, we build a tunable multipolar conjugated polymer framework platform via pore wall chemistry to probe the role of electronic structure engineering in improving the Li+ conduction by theoretical studies. Guided by theoretical prediction, we develop a new cyano-vinylene-linked multipolar polymer framework namely CNF-COF, which can act as efficient ion sieves to modify solid polymer electrolytes to simultaneously tune Li+ migration and stable Li anodes for long-lifespan all-solid-state (ASS) Li metal batteries at high rate. The dual-decoration of cyano and fluorine groups in CNF-COF favorably regulates electronic structure via multipolar donor-acceptor electronic effects to afford proper energy band structure and abundant electron-rich sites for enhanced oxidative stability, facilitated ion-pair dissociation and suppressed anion movements. Thus, the CNF-COF incorporation into poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO) electrolytes not only renders fast selective Li+ transport but also facilitates the Li dendrite suppression. Specifically, the constructed PEO composite electrolyte with an ultra-low CNF-COF content of only 0.5 wt % is endowed with a wide electrochemical window, a high ionic conductivity of 0.634 mS cm−1 at 60 °C and a large Li+ transference number of 0.81—remarkably outperforming CNF-COF-free counterparts (0.183 mS cm−1 and 0.22). As such, the Li symmetric cell delivers stable Li plating/stripping over 1400 h at 0.1 mA cm−2. Impressively, by coupling with LiFePO4 (LFP) cathodes, the assembled ASS Li battery under 60 °C allows for stable cycling over 2000 cycles at 1 C and over 1000 cycles even at 2 C with a large capacity retention of ~75 %, surpassing most reported ASS Li batteries using PEO-based electrolytes.

Conflict of interests

The authors declare no competing interests.

Data Availability Statement

Research data are not shared.

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