Volume 137, Issue 9 e202420698
Forschungsartikel

Regulating Crystalline Phase/Plane of Polymer Electrolyte for Rapid Lithium Ion Transfer

Su Wang

Su Wang

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384 China

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Chen Li

Chen Li

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384 China

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Prof. Yue Ma

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Prof. Yue Ma

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384 China

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Prof. Hongzhou Zhang

Prof. Hongzhou Zhang

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384 China

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Prof. Xixi Shi

Prof. Xixi Shi

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384 China

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Prof. Lianqi Zhang

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Prof. Lianqi Zhang

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384 China

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Prof. Dawei Song

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Prof. Dawei Song

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384 China

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First published: 16 December 2024

Abstract

Electronic-rich functional groups and flexible segments have long been perceived to be the decisive factors influencing lithium-ion transfer in polymer electrolytes, while crystallinity is regarded as the great scourge. Actually, the research on the influence of crystalline phase and crystalline plane is still in scarcity. Herein, taking poly(vinylidene fluoride)-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP) as an example, new (111/201) crystal planes (belonged to β-phase) are regulated by dissolving process and clarified by Synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction and X-ray diffraction. Density functional theory calculation indicates that the newly exposed (111/201) crystal planes provide higher binding energy with lithium ions and are conducive to provide more ion transport channels. 7Li nuclear magnetic resonance of new crystalline planes contained PVDF-HFP based electrolyte shows lower field and sharper peak intensity, further proves the rapid lithium ion transfer. Therefore, a high ionic conductivity of 6.42×10−4 S cm−1 and a large lithium-ion transfer number of 0.7 are achieved. This study offers a new insight into the influence of crystalline phase and crystalline plane on the transfer of lithium ion for polymer electrolytes.

Conflict of Interests

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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