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  • Open Access
2 Citations
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Application of a New Polymer Particle Adhesive for Lithium Battery Separators

  • Guanghua Huang,
  • Haohan Wu,
  • Gongxun Cao,
  • Zhijun Liu,
  • Hanlin Hu and
  • Shifeng Guo

22 December 2022

Lithium battery separators play a critical role in the performance and safety of lithium batteries. In this work, four kinds of polymer particle adhesives (G1–G4) for lithium battery separators were synthesized via dispersion polymerization, us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
14,073 Views
24 Pages

20 September 2019

Mobile power bank (MPB) is an emerging consumer electronic that stores and delivers electricity to other electronics. Nowadays, MPBs are produced and discarded in massive quantities, yet their environmental impacts have never been quantitatively eval...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
17,417 Views
19 Pages

Advances in Polymer Binder Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes and Separators

  • Siyeon Lee,
  • Heejin Koo,
  • Hong Suk Kang,
  • Keun-Hwan Oh and
  • Kwan Woo Nam

21 November 2023

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become indispensable energy-storage devices for various applications, ranging from portable electronics to electric vehicles and renewable energy systems. The performance and reliability of LIBs depend on several key...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
7,235 Views
15 Pages

3 February 2020

Modelling, simulation, and validation of the 12-volt battery pack using a 20 Ah lithium–nickel–manganese–cobalt–oxide cell is presented in this paper. The cell characteristics influenced by thermal effects are also considered...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
5,266 Views
12 Pages

Thermal Effect and Mechanism Analysis of Flame-Retardant Modified Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Ion Battery

  • Zhi-Hao Wu,
  • An-Chi Huang,
  • Yan Tang,
  • Ya-Ping Yang,
  • Ye-Cheng Liu,
  • Zhi-Ping Li,
  • Hai-Lin Zhou,
  • Chung-Fu Huang,
  • Zhi-Xiang Xing and
  • Jun-Cheng Jiang
  • + 1 author

21 May 2021

In recent years, the prosperous electric vehicle industry has contributed to the rapid development of lithium-ion batteries. However, the increase in the energy density of lithium-ion batteries has also created more pressing safety concerns. The emer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,417 Views
16 Pages

Effect of the Solvate Environment of Lithium Cations on the Resistance of the Polymer Electrolyte/Electrode Interface in a Solid-State Lithium Battery

  • Alexander V. Chernyak,
  • Nikita A. Slesarenko,
  • Anna A. Slesarenko,
  • Guzaliya R. Baymuratova,
  • Galiya Z. Tulibaeva,
  • Alena V. Yudina,
  • Vitaly I. Volkov,
  • Alexander F. Shestakov and
  • Olga V. Yarmolenko

8 November 2022

The effect of the composition of liquid electrolytes in the bulk and at the interface with the LiFePO4 cathode on the operation of a solid-state lithium battery with a nanocomposite polymer gel electrolyte based on polyethylene glycol diacrylate and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
63 Citations
6,881 Views
15 Pages

14 March 2019

To ensure the quality and reliability of polymer lithium-ion battery (PLB), automatic blister defect detection instead of manual detection is developed in the production of PLB cell sheets. A convolutional neural network (CNN) based detection method...

  • Review
  • Open Access
45 Citations
15,321 Views
39 Pages

7 September 2023

Due to the growing demand for eco-friendly products, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have gained widespread attention as an energy storage solution. With the global demand for clean and sustainable energy, the social, economic, and environmental signifi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
111 Citations
18,763 Views
12 Pages

Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries

  • Yan Zhao,
  • Yongguang Zhang,
  • Denise Gosselink,
  • The Nam Long Doan,
  • Mikhail Sadhu,
  • Ho-Jae Cheang and
  • Pu Chen

9 August 2012

This review evaluates the characteristics and advantages of employing polymer electrolytes in lithium/sulfur (Li/S) batteries. The main highlights of this study constitute detailed information on the advanced developments for solid polymer electrolyt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
60 Citations
9,483 Views
11 Pages

21 January 2019

In this work, a side-by-side bicomponent thermoplastic polyurethane/polyimide (TPU/PI) polymer electrolyte prepared with side-by-side electrospinning method is reported for the first time. Symmetrical TPU and PI co-occur on one fiber, and are connect...

  • Review
  • Open Access
88 Citations
15,605 Views
38 Pages

Among the various types of polymer electrolytes, gel polymer electrolytes have been considered as promising electrolytes for high-performance lithium and non-lithium batteries. The introduction of inorganic fillers into the polymer-salt system of gel...

  • Review
  • Open Access
125 Citations
31,164 Views
29 Pages

Applications of Polymer Electrolytes in Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Review

  • Jayeeta Chattopadhyay,
  • Tara Sankar Pathak and
  • Diogo M. F. Santos

27 September 2023

Polymer electrolytes, a type of electrolyte used in lithium-ion batteries, combine polymers and ionic salts. Their integration into lithium-ion batteries has resulted in significant advancements in battery technology, including improved safety, incre...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,823 Views
22 Pages

8 November 2022

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,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,173 Views
15 Pages

Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Progress and Challenges

  • Mingxun Jia,
  • Tunan Li,
  • Daotong Yang,
  • Luhua Lu,
  • Limei Duan,
  • Jinghai Liu and
  • Tong Wu

25 September 2023

The lithium-sulfur battery has garnered significant attention from both researchers and industry due to its exceptional energy density and capacity. However, the conventional liquid electrolyte poses safety concerns due to its low boiling point, henc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,790 Views
16 Pages

30 June 2020

The mechanical stability of aqueous binder and conductive composites (BCC) is the basis of the long-term service of composite electrodes in advanced secondary batteries. To evaluate the stress evolution of BCC in composite electrodes during electroch...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,995 Views
14 Pages

A Biodegradable Polyester-Based Polymer Electrolyte for Solid-State Lithium Batteries

  • Chenxia Tang,
  • Zhiyu Xue,
  • Shijie Weng,
  • Wenjie Wang,
  • Hongmei Shen,
  • Yong Xiang,
  • Le Liu and
  • Xiaoli Peng

27 November 2023

The low ionic conductivity, narrow electrochemical window, poor interfacial stability with lithium metal, and non-degradability of raw materials are the main problems of solid polymer electrolytes, restricting the development of lithium solid-state b...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
15,059 Views
55 Pages

Self-Healing Polymer Electrolytes for Next-Generation Lithium Batteries

  • Anja Marinow,
  • Zviadi Katcharava and
  • Wolfgang H. Binder

24 February 2023

The integration of polymer materials with self-healing features into advanced lithium batteries is a promising and attractive approach to mitigate degradation and, thus, improve the performance and reliability of batteries. Polymeric materials with a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
12,617 Views
14 Pages

20 May 2015

Application of gel polymer electrolytes (GPE) in lithium-ion polymer batteries can address many shortcomings associated with liquid electrolyte lithium-ion batteries. Due to their physical structure, GPEs exhibit lower ion conductivity compared to t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
7,353 Views
16 Pages

Tuning the Properties of a UV-Polymerized, Cross-Linked Solid Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Batteries

  • Preston Sutton,
  • Martino Airoldi,
  • Luca Porcarelli,
  • Jorge L. Olmedo-Martínez,
  • Clément Mugemana,
  • Nico Bruns,
  • David Mecerreyes,
  • Ullrich Steiner and
  • Ilja Gunkel

5 March 2020

Lithium metal anodes have been pursued for decades as a way to significantly increase the energy density of lithium-ion batteries. However, safety risks caused by flammable liquid electrolytes and short circuits due to lithium dendrite formation duri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,402 Views
14 Pages

Double-Network Polymer Electrolytes with Ionic Liquids for Lithium Metal Batteries

  • Chenjing Zhu,
  • Yi Ning,
  • Yizhi Jiang,
  • Guangji Li and
  • Qiwei Pan

23 August 2022

Solid-state polymer electrolytes have become promising candidates for high-energy-density lithium metal batteries (LMBs). However, they suffer from low ionic conductivities at room temperature. In this work, two types of composite polymer electrolyte...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,549 Views
14 Pages

In a previous publication, a tribute to Michel Armand was provided, which highlighted his outstanding contribution to all aspects of research and development of lithium-metal and lithium-ion batteries. This area is in constant progress and rather tha...

  • Review
  • Open Access
258 Citations
26,440 Views
13 Pages

Development of the PEO Based Solid Polymer Electrolytes for All-Solid State Lithium Ion Batteries

  • Yu Jiang,
  • Xuemin Yan,
  • Zhaofei Ma,
  • Ping Mei,
  • Wei Xiao,
  • Qinliang You and
  • Yan Zhang

7 November 2018

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) have attracted considerable attention due to the rapid development of the need for more safety and powerful lithium ion batteries. The prime requirements of solid polymer electrolytes are high ion conductivity, low g...

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  • Open Access
1,063 Views
15 Pages

A Homogeneous Hexagonal-Structured Polymer Electrolyte Framework for High-Performance Polymer-Based Lithium Batteries Applicable at Room Temperature

  • Seungjin Lee,
  • Changseong Kim,
  • Suyeon Kim,
  • Gyungmin Hwang,
  • Deokhee Yun,
  • Ilhyeon Cho,
  • Changseop Kim and
  • Joonhyeon Jeon

26 June 2025

In polymer-based lithium batteries, polymer electrolytes (PEs) exhibit limited ionic conductivity at room temperature (25 °C). To address this issue, this paper describes a hexagonal-structure-based single-ion conducting gel polymer electrolyte (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,731 Views
15 Pages

A PEGylated Chitosan as Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Ion Batteries

  • Anqi Wang,
  • Yue Tu,
  • Sijie Wang,
  • Hongbing Zhang,
  • Feng Yu,
  • Yong Chen and
  • De Li

27 October 2022

Due to their safety and sustainability, polysaccharides such as cellulose and chitosan have great potential to be the matrix of gel polymer electrolytes (GPE) for lithium-based batteries. However, they easily form hydrogels due to the large numbers o...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
76 Citations
21,305 Views
20 Pages

5 February 2023

Polymer electrolytes (PEs) have been thoroughly investigated due to their advantages that can prevent severe problems of Li-ion batteries, such as electrolyte leakage, flammability, and lithium dendrite growth to enhance thermal and electrochemical s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,326 Views
14 Pages

Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolyte Membranes for Medium-High Temperature Lithium Polymer Batteries

  • Guk-Tae Kim,
  • Stefano Passerini,
  • Maria Carewska and
  • Giovanni Battista Appetecchi

Li+-conducting polyethylene oxide-based membranes incorporating N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide are used as electrolyte separators for all-solid-state lithium polymer batteries operating at medium-high temperatures. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
8,119 Views
11 Pages

30 December 2022

Lithium metal batteries have attracted much attention due to their high energy density. However, the critical safety issues and chemical instability of conventional liquid electrolytes in lithium metal batteries significantly limit their practical ap...

  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
9,470 Views
39 Pages

Designing Versatile Polymers for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications: A Review

  • Beatriz Arouca Maia,
  • Natália Magalhães,
  • Eunice Cunha,
  • Maria Helena Braga,
  • Raquel M. Santos and
  • Nuno Correia

20 January 2022

Solid-state electrolytes are a promising family of materials for the next generation of high-energy rechargeable lithium batteries. Polymer electrolytes (PEs) have been widely investigated due to their main advantages, which include easy processabili...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,091 Views
16 Pages

Composite Polymer Electrolyte Based on PAN/TPU for Lithium-Ion Batteries Operating at Room Temperature

  • Xuanan Lu,
  • Jianguo Luo,
  • Lingxiao Lan,
  • Yujiang Wang,
  • Xinghua Liang,
  • Junming Li and
  • Aijun Fu

25 November 2024

Lithium-ion batteries have garnered significant attention owing to their exceptional energy density, extended lifespan, rapid charging capabilities, eco-friendly characteristics, and extensive application potential. These remarkable features establis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,134 Views
13 Pages

5 June 2024

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are the key components of lithium metal batteries to overcome the obstacle of insecurity in conventional liquid electrolytes; however, the trade-off between their ionic conductivity and mechanical properties remains...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,423 Views
29 Pages

1 June 2023

Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are a dazzling star in electrochemical energy storage thanks to their high energy density and low redox potential. However, LMBs have a deadly lithium dendrite problem. Among the various methods for inhibiting lithium d...

  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
7,617 Views
29 Pages

Recent Progress in Flame-Retardant Polymer Electrolytes for Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries

  • Yubin Liao,
  • Xijun Xu,
  • Xiongwei Luo,
  • Shaomin Ji,
  • Jingwei Zhao,
  • Jun Liu and
  • Yanping Huo

28 August 2023

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely applied in our daily life due to their high energy density, long cycle life, and lack of memory effect. However, the current commercialized LIBs still face the threat of flammable electrolytes and lithium...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,613 Views
14 Pages

Shear Thickening, Star-Shaped Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Magdalena Słojewska,
  • Arkadiusz Czerwiński,
  • Marcin Kaczorowski and
  • Ewa Zygadło-Monikowska

9 August 2024

The safety concerns associated with current lithium-ion batteries are a significant drawback. A short-circuit within the battery’s internal components, such as those caused by a car accident, can lead to ignition or even explosion. To address t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,924 Views
13 Pages

Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries Enabled by Photo Crosslinked Polymer Network

  • Kyeongsik Kim,
  • Wookil Chae,
  • Jaehyeon Kim,
  • Choongik Kim and
  • Taeshik Earmme

13 December 2023

We demonstrate a gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) featuring a crosslinked polymer matrix formed by poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) and dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate (DPHA) using the radical photo initiator via ultraviolet (UV) photopolymerizat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,400 Views
15 Pages

FFF/FDM 3D-Printed Solid Polymer Electrolytes Based on Acrylonitrile Copolymers for Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Arkadiusz Czerwiński,
  • Magdalena Słojewska,
  • Justyna Jurczak,
  • Maciej Dębowski and
  • Ewa Zygadło-Monikowska

24 September 2024

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are essential in modern electronics, particularly in portable devices and electric vehicles. However, the limited design flexibility of current battery shapes constrains the development of custom-sized power sources for a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,857 Views
50 Pages

23 October 2025

Lithium-ion batteries, widely used in phones and electric vehicles, pose safety concerns due to the flammability of conventional liquid electrolytes, which are prone to ignition under elevated temperatures and mechanical stress, increasing the risk o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,806 Views
13 Pages

Polystyrene-Based Single-Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Batteries

  • Daria Voropaeva,
  • Svetlana Novikova,
  • Nikolay Trofimenko and
  • Andrey Yaroslavtsev

25 November 2022

Lithium metal batteries are one of the more promising replacements for lithium-ion batteries owing to their ability to reach high energy densities. The main problem limiting their commercial application is the formation of dendrites, which significan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,898 Views
12 Pages

Thermal Mapping of a Lithium Polymer Batteries Pack with FBGs Network

  • Micael Nascimento,
  • Tiago Paixão,
  • Marta S. Ferreira and
  • João L. Pinto

7 December 2018

In this paper, a network of 37 fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors is proposed for real-time, in situ, and operando multipoint monitoring of the surface temperature distribution on a pack of three prismatic lithium polymer batteries (LiPBs). Using the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,026 Views
24 Pages

Electrically Conductive Functional Polymers and Application Progress in Lithium Batteries

  • Zhe Huang,
  • Mengting Lyu,
  • Nan Meng,
  • Jinxin Cao,
  • Chenyu Xiong and
  • Fang Lian

14 March 2025

Electrically conductive functional polymers (ECFPs) have attracted much attention not only for their electron conductivity but also for their versatile properties, including redox activity, flexibility, and designability. These attributes are expecte...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
9,881 Views
18 Pages

Lightweight Polymer-Carbon Composite Current Collector for Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Marco Fritsch,
  • Matthias Coeler,
  • Karina Kunz,
  • Beate Krause,
  • Peter Marcinkowski,
  • Petra Pötschke,
  • Mareike Wolter and
  • Alexander Michaelis

8 December 2020

A hermetic dense polymer-carbon composite-based current collector foil (PCCF) for lithium-ion battery applications was developed and evaluated in comparison to state-of-the-art aluminum (Al) foil collector. Water-processed LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LMNO) catho...

  • Review
  • Open Access
116 Citations
19,741 Views
20 Pages

23 April 2010

This paper describes the fabrication of novel modified polyethylene (PE) membranes using plasma technology to create high-performance and cost-effective separator membranes for practical applications in lithium-ion polymer batteries. The modified PE...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
8,231 Views
11 Pages

25 July 2019

Lithium-ion polymer batteries currently are the most popular vehicle onboard electric energy storage systems ranging from the 12 V/24 V starting, lighting, and ignition (SLI) battery to the high-voltage traction battery pack in hybrid and electric ve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,543 Views
29 Pages

In Situ Preparation of Crosslinked Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Ion Batteries: A Comparison of Monomer Systems

  • Eike T. Röchow,
  • Matthias Coeler,
  • Doris Pospiech,
  • Oliver Kobsch,
  • Elizaveta Mechtaeva,
  • Roland Vogel,
  • Brigitte Voit,
  • Kristian Nikolowski and
  • Mareike Wolter

30 July 2020

Solid polymer electrolytes for bipolar lithium ion batteries requiring electrochemical stability of 4.5 V vs. Li/Li+ are presented. Thus, imidazolium-containing poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) networks were prepared by crosslinking UV-photopolymerization in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,758 Views
12 Pages

2 January 2024

Electrolytes play a critical role in battery performance. They are associated with an increased risk of safety issues. The main challenge faced by many researchers is how to balance the physical and electrical properties of electrolytes. Gel polymer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,106 Views
24 Pages

UV-Cured Poly(Siloxane-Urethane)-Based Polymer Composite Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries—The Effect of Modification with Ionic Liquids

  • Janusz Kozakiewicz,
  • Jarosław Przybylski,
  • Bartosz Hamankiewicz,
  • Krystyna Sylwestrzak,
  • Joanna Trzaskowska,
  • Michal Krajewski,
  • Maciej Ratyński,
  • Witold Sarna and
  • Andrzej Czerwiński

5 November 2020

The results of studies on the synthesis and characterization of conductive polymer composite materials designed as potential separators for lithium ion batteries are presented. The conductive polymer composites were prepared from UV-cured poly(siloxa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,218 Views
15 Pages

Dehydrofluorination Process of Poly(vinylidene difluoride) PVdF-Based Gel Polymer Electrolytes and Its Effect on Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

  • Julen Castillo,
  • Adrián Robles-Fernandez,
  • Rosalía Cid,
  • José Antonio González-Marcos,
  • Michel Armand,
  • Daniel Carriazo,
  • Heng Zhang and
  • Alexander Santiago

14 April 2023

Gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) are emerging as suitable candidates for high-performing lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) due to their excellent performance and improved safety. Within them, poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVdF) and its derivatives have b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,376 Views
15 Pages

Plasticized Ionic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Emulsion-Based Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Zakaria Siddiquee,
  • Hyunsang Lee,
  • Weinan Xu,
  • Thein Kyu and
  • Antal Jákli

The development and electrochemical characteristics of ionic liquid crystal elastomers (iLCEs) are described for use as electrolyte components in lithium-ion batteries. The unique combination of elastic and liquid crystal properties in iLCEs grants t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,868 Views
13 Pages

27 July 2021

Composite polymer electrolytes (CPEs) incorporate the advantages of solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) and inorganic solid electrolytes (ISEs), which have shown huge potential in the application of safe lithium-metal batteries (LMBs). Effectively avoi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,657 Views
17 Pages

Crosslinked Hyperbranched Polyglycerol-Based Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries

  • Niklas Neumann,
  • Gideon Abels,
  • Katharina Koschek and
  • Laura Boskamp

23 August 2023

Tailored partially methylated and methacrylated hyperbranched polyglycerols (hbPG-MAx/OMey) combined with lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) as conducting salt were investigated after crosslinking with respect to their application as...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,808 Views
24 Pages

Silicon-Based Polymer-Derived Ceramics as Anode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Liang Zhang,
  • Han Fei,
  • Chenghuan Wang,
  • Hao Ma,
  • Xuan Li,
  • Pengjie Gao,
  • Qingbo Wen,
  • Shasha Tao and
  • Xiang Xiong

3 August 2025

In most commercial lithium-ion batteries, graphite remains the primary anode material. However, its theoretical specific capacity is only 372 mAh∙g−1, which falls short of meeting the demands of high-performance electronic devices. Silico...

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