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Layer-by-Layer Assembly Strategy for Reinforcing the Mechanical Strength of an Ionogel Electrolyte without Affecting Ionic Conductivity
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posted on 2019-12-10, 00:13 authored by Bishnu
P. Thapaliya, Ivan Popov, Sheng DaiThe simultaneous boosting of the ionic conductivity and
the mechanical
strength of an ionogel electrolyte is hindered by its entrapped electrolyte.
Herein, we report a promising strategy to boost the mechanical strength
of an ionogel by coating it with an ultrathin layer of polyanions
and polycations via layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly. The essence of
our strategy is to make use of the intrinsic ionic structure of an
ionogel membrane for facile LbL construction of a membrane electrolyte
interface. The resulting ultrathin LbL coating enhanced the mechanical
strength of the electrolyte 5-fold while maintaining its high ionic
conductivity (∼10–4 S cm–1 at 10 °C). The preliminary Li||LbL-LiNaf||LFP cell experiments
exhibit promising electrochemical performance. This result is a significant
development that will lead to the fabrication of robust membranes
with liquid-like conductivity for lithium metal batteries.
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LbL constructionIonogel Electrolyteliquid-like conductivityMechanical Strengthstrengthstrategymembrane electrolyte interfaceLayer-by-Layer Assembly Strategyionogel electrolyteionogel membraneentrapped electrolyteultrathin LbL coatingelectrochemical performanceelectrolyte 5-ultrathin layerlithium metal batteries
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