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Recent Advances in Polymers for Rechargeable Batteries

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 July 2023) | Viewed by 8554

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lehao Liu

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Guest Editor
School of New Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China
Interests: nanomaterial; lithium-ion battery; solid state battery
Prof. Dr. Weihua Chen

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Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Interests: sodium-ion batteries; separators; interphases and interfaces; cathode materials; anode materials; energy storage materials
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Prof. Dr. Chuanyin Xiong

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
Interests: energy storage; supercapacitor; catalyst; sensor; biomas; carbonaceous materials; graphene; conducting polymer; metal oxide; nano materials

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Rechargeable batteries are widely used as power sources in portable electrical devices, electric vehicles, grid storage stations, etc. However, high-performance rechargeable batteries with a high safety, large energy density, long cycling life, and quick charge rate are still required. As a necessary component in the rechargeable batteries (e.g., binder, separator, solid-state electrolytes, or coating layer on the active electrode particle), polymers play an important role in improving battery performance. This Special Issue focuses on the recent advances in the development or applications of novel polymer materials for high-performance rechargeable batteries ,such as lithium-ion batteries, zinc-ion batteries and supercapacitors. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the abovementioned themes.

We are looking forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Lehao Liu
Prof. Dr. Weihua Chen
Dr. Chuanyin Xiong
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • polymer additive
  • separator
  • polymer electrolyte
  • composite electrode
  • polymer coating
  • lithium ion battery
  • sodium ion battery
  • zinc ion battery
  • supercapacitor
  • solid-state battery

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Self-Supporting Flexible Paper-Based Electrode Reinforced by Gradient Network Structure
by Shaoran Kang, Zhijian Li, Jinbao Li, Hairu Wei, Yanbo Guo, Haiwen Li, Peng Yan and Haiwei Wu
Polymers 2023, 15(6), 1334; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15061334 - 7 Mar 2023
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At present, the self-supporting paper-based electrode has some problems, such as low mechanical strength and insufficient flexibility, which restrict its application in flexible electronics. In this paper, FWF is used as the skeleton fiber, and the contact area and the number of hydrogen [...] Read more.
At present, the self-supporting paper-based electrode has some problems, such as low mechanical strength and insufficient flexibility, which restrict its application in flexible electronics. In this paper, FWF is used as the skeleton fiber, and the contact area and the number of hydrogen bonds of the fiber are increased by grinding the fiber and adding nanofibers to bridge it, and a level three gradient enhanced skeleton support network structure is constructed, which effectively improves the mechanical strength and foldability of the paper-based electrodes. The tensile strength of FWF15-BNF5 paper-based electrode is 7.4 MPa, the elongation at break is increased to 3.7%, the electrode thickness is as low as 66 μm, the electrical conductivities is 5.6 S cm−1, and the contact angle to electrolyte as low as 45°, which has excellent electrolyte wettability, flexibility, and foldability. After three-layer superimposed rolling, the discharge areal capacity reached 3.3 mAh cm−2 and 2.9 mAh cm−2 at the rate of 0.1 C and 1.5 C, respectively, which was superior to the commercial LFP electrode, it had good cycle stability, and the areal capacity was 3.0 mAh cm−2 and 2.8 mAh cm−2 after 100 cycles at the rate of 0.3 C and 1.5 C. Full article
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Porosity Tunable Poly(Lactic Acid)-Based Composite Gel Polymer Electrolyte with High Electrolyte Uptake for Quasi-Solid-State Supercapacitors
by Chao Yang, Yuge Bai, Huan Xu, Manni Li, Zhi Cong, Hongjie Li, Weimeng Chen, Bin Zhao and Xiaogang Han
Polymers 2022, 14(9), 1881; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14091881 - 4 May 2022
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The growing popularity of quasi-solid-state supercapacitors inevitably leads to the unrestricted consumption of commonly used petroleum-derived polymer electrolytes, causing excessive carbon emissions and resulting in global warming. Also, the porosity and liquid electrolyte uptake of existing polymer membranes are insufficient for well-performed supercapacitors [...] Read more.
The growing popularity of quasi-solid-state supercapacitors inevitably leads to the unrestricted consumption of commonly used petroleum-derived polymer electrolytes, causing excessive carbon emissions and resulting in global warming. Also, the porosity and liquid electrolyte uptake of existing polymer membranes are insufficient for well-performed supercapacitors under high current and long cycles. To address these issues, poly(lactic acid) (PLA), a widely applied polymers in biodegradable plastics is employed to fabricate a renewable biocomposite membrane with tunable pores with the help of non-solvent phase inversion method, and a small amount of poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) is introduced as a modifier to interconnect with PLA skeleton for stabilizing the porous structure and optimizing the aperture of the membrane. Owing to easy film-forming and tunable non-solvent ratio, the porous membrane possesses high porosity (ca. 71%), liquid electrolyte uptake (366%), and preferable flexibility endowing the GPE with satisfactory electrochemical stability in coin and flexible supercapacitors after long cycles. This work effectively relieves the environmental stress resulted from undegradable polymers and reveals the promising potential and prospects of the environmentally friendly membrane in the application of wearable devices. Full article
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Recent Advances in Porous Polymers for Solid-State Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
by Junyan Zou and Teng Ben
Polymers 2022, 14(22), 4804; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14224804 - 8 Nov 2022
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The application of rechargeable lithium batteries involves all aspects of our daily life, such as new energy vehicles, computers, watches and other electronic mobile devices, so it is becoming more and more important in contemporary society. However, commercial liquid rechargeable lithium batteries have [...] Read more.
The application of rechargeable lithium batteries involves all aspects of our daily life, such as new energy vehicles, computers, watches and other electronic mobile devices, so it is becoming more and more important in contemporary society. However, commercial liquid rechargeable lithium batteries have safety hazards such as leakage or explosion, all-solid-state lithium rechargeable lithium batteries will become the best alternatives. But the biggest challenge we face at present is the large solid-solid interface contact resistance between the solid electrolyte and the electrode as well as the low ionic conductivity of the solid electrolyte. Due to the large relative molecular mass, polymers usually exhibit solid or gel state with good mechanical strength. The intermolecules are connected by covalent bonds, so that the chemical and physical stability, corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance and fire resistance are good. Many researchers have found that polymers play an important role in improving the performance of all-solid-state lithium rechargeable batteries. This review mainly describes the application of polymers in the fields of electrodes, electrolytes, electrolyte-electrode contact interfaces, and electrode binders in all-solid-state lithium rechargeable batteries, and how to improve battery performance. This review mainly introduces the recent applications of polymers in solid-state lithium battery electrodes, electrolytes, electrode binders, etc., and describes the performance of emerging porous polymer materials and materials based on traditional polymers in solid-state lithium batteries. The comparative analysis shows the application advantages and disadvantages of the emerging porous polymer materials in this field which provides valuable reference information for further development. Full article
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