Abstract
A polymer electrolyte with interconnected pores based on poly(vinylidene difluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) [P(VDF-HFP)] copolymer was prepared by a simple phase separation process using water as both non-solvent and pore inducer. The prepared porous membrane was characterized by SEM, XRD and DSC. With a narrow pore size distribution and low crystallinity, the resulting polymer electrolyte shows a high ionic conductivity up to 1.76 × 10-3 S cm-1 at room temperature and exhibits low apparent activation energy of 10.35 kJ mol-1 for the transportation of ions. Its low cost and environmentally friendliness provide great promise for the practical application in polymer lithium-ion batteries.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1883-1885 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Electrochemistry Communications |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Lithium-ion battery
- P(VDF-HFP)
- Phase separation
- Polymer electrolyte
- Porous membrane