Considering the lower room temperature ionic conductivity,
Li-ion
transference number, and narrow electrochemical stability window in
all-solid-state polymer electrolytes (ASSPEs)-based lithium metal
batteries (LMBs), it is of particular necessity to find plausible
strategies to accomplish these issues. In this paper, poly(ε-caprolactone-co-1,5-dioxepan-2-one) (PDCL)-based poly(ether-ester) ASSPEs
have been successfully fabricated by the random ring-opening polymerization
of cyclic CL and DXO. The PDCL-SPE exhibits a high ion conductivity
of 3.54 × 10–5 S cm–1 at
30 °C with a high Li-ion transference number (0.62) and a superior
electrochemical stability (5.1 V). FT-IR spectra confirm the synergistic
effect of ether and carbonyl of ester from the main chain of PDCL,
which is superior to the dissociation of lithium salts and facilitation
the motivation of lithium ions. Furthermore, the assembled LiFePO4/PDCL-SPE/Li batteries displayed low interfacial resistance,
Li dendrite suppression, high specific capacity, and excellent cyclic
performance (capacity retention of 85% after 200 cycles at 0.1 C).
The high-voltage LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2/PDCL-SPE/Li batteries also exhibits good cycling performance
and durability.
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