Potential composite polymer electrolyte (CPE) membranes, comprising a poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVdF) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) (P(VdF-HFP)) blend with embedded silica spheres are fabricated through a spinning cum immersion precipitation technique. Especially, when the weight percentage of PVdF/ P(VdF-HFP)/SiO 2 is 55/40/05, the membrane exhibits low electrolyte leakage and low thermal shrinkage. The fabricated membranes and the corresponding polymer electrolytes are utilized as CPEs for Li + batteries, and their electrochemical performances are evaluated. Among the membranes studied in this work, the ionic conductivity of S5-CPE is measured to be the highest value of 9.9 mS cm −1 at room temperature, which is favorable for displaying good electrochemical performances. A LiFePO 4 |Li cell with the as-prepared S5based CPE exhibits a higher initial discharge capacity of 157 mAh g −1 and outstanding cyclic stability with 92% capacity retention at 0.2C rate after 500 cycles. The lithium transference number (t + ) of the system is found to be 0.28. This can be attributed to the excellent compatibility of the synthesized CPE membrane possessing high cyclic stability and capacity retention for Li + -ion batteries.
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