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Polyelectrolytes for Batteries

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Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials

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Lithium batteries; Polymer electrolytes

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The polyelectrolytes are polymeric single-ion conductors including charged groups along the backbone.

Solid Polymer Electrolytes: The Current State of Understanding

The concept of solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) dates back to the 1970s when Armand first proposed a new ion conductor based on a lithium salt properly complexed by a polar and aprotic polymer matrix without the use of organic solvents [1]. Ever since, a number of polymer/salt systems have been presented and deeply investigated, such as those based on PMMA, PAN, or PVDF [2–5]. In spite of the wide spectrum of SPEs available in the literature, the preferred combinations are still those based on polyethylene oxide (PEO), which allows a better Li solvation due to its structural similarity to the crown ethers and to the presence of ether oxygen in the structure. In case of PEO-LITFSI complexes, ionic conductivity of the order of 10−4 S cm−1has been reached at room...

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Quartarone, E., Mustarelli, P. (2014). Polyelectrolytes for Batteries. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_217-1

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