Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California 91125, United States.
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.
Acc Chem Res. 2017 Mar 21;50(3):590-593. doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00568.
The development of solid polymer electrolytes for lithium battery applications is a challenge of profound technological significance. We have established a collaboration with the aim of understanding and designing improved polymer electrolytes that combines theoretical modeling, polymer synthesis, and experimental characterization. By studying diverse polymer chemistries, we have discovered that ion-solvation-site connectivity is an important feature of polymer electrolytes that is necessary for high lithium-ion conductance. We are employing this insight into search for improved polymer electrolytes, with promising early-stage results.
固态聚合物电解质在锂电池应用中的发展是一个具有深远技术意义的挑战。我们已经建立了合作关系，旨在通过理论建模、聚合物合成和实验表征的结合来理解和设计改进的聚合物电解质。通过研究各种聚合物化学，我们发现离子溶剂化位连接性是聚合物电解质的一个重要特征，对于高锂离子电导率是必要的。我们正在利用这一认识来寻找改进的聚合物电解质，并取得了有希望的早期成果。
