Citation: Lu Liu, Zicheng Wu, Zhao Zheng, Qianjie Zhou, Kun Chen, Panchao Yin. Polymerization-induced microphase separation of polymer-polyoxometalate nanocomposites for anhydrous solid state electrolytes[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2022, 33(9): 4326-4330. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.12.031 shu

Polymerization-induced microphase separation of polymer-polyoxometalate nanocomposites for anhydrous solid state electrolytes

Lu Liu ^{a, 1} ,
Zicheng Wu ^{a, 1} ,
Zhao Zheng ^a ,
Qianjie Zhou ^a ,
Kun Chen ^{a, b, *,} ,
Panchao Yin ^{a, b, *,}

a.
South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
b.
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China

mschenk@scut.edu.cn

yinpc@scut.edu.cn

Received Date: 11 November 2021
Revised Date: 10 December 2021
Accepted Date: 13 December 2021
Available Online: 17 December 2021

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Solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) with high ionic conductivity, mechanical stability, and high thermal stability, as well as the stringent requirement of application in high-temperature fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries is receiving increasing attention. Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), combining the advantages of inorganic materials with those of polymeric materials, offer numerous opportunities for SSEs design. In this work, we report a facile and general one-pot approach based on polymerization-induced microphase separation (PIMS) to generate PNCs with bi-continuous microphases. This synthetic strategy transforms a homogeneous liquid precursor consisting of polyoxometalates (POMs, H₃PW₁₂O₄₀, Li₇[V₁₅O₃₆(CO₃)]), poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) macro-chain-transfer agent, styrene and divinylbenzene monomers, into a robust and transparent monolith. The resulting POMs are uniformly dispersed in the PEG block (PEG/POM) to form a conducting pathway that successfully realizes the effective transfer of protons and lithium ions, while the highly cross-linked polystyrene domains (P(S-co-DVB)) as mechanical support provide outstanding mechanical properties and thermal stability. As the POM loading ratio up to 35 wt%, the proton conductivity of nanocomposite reaches as high as 5.99 × 10^-4 S/cm at 100 ℃ in anhydrous environment, which effectively promotes proton transfer under extreme environments. This study broadens the application of fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries in extreme environments.
- Solid-state electrolyte,
- Microphase separation,
- Bi-continuous structure,
- Polymer,
- Polyoxometalate
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