Cross-Linked Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropene) (PVDF-co-HFP) Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Flexible Li-Ion Battery Integrated with Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED).

Here, we fabricate poly(vinylidene fluoride--hexafluoropropene) (PVDF--HFP) by electrospinning for a gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) for use in flexible Li-ion batteries (LIBs). As a solvent, we use -methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), which helps produce the cross-linked morphology of PVDF--HFP separator, owing to its low volatility. The cross-linked PVDF--HFP separator shows an uptake rate higher than that of a commercialized polypropylene (PP) separator. Moreover, the PVDF--HFP separator shows an ionic conductivity of 2.3 × 10 S/cm at room temperature, comparable with previously reported values. An LIB full-cell assembled with the PVDF--HFP-based GPE shows capacities higher than its counterpart with the commercialized PP separator, confirming that the cross-linked PVDF--HFP separator provides highly efficient ionic conducting pathways. In addition, we integrate a flexible LIB cell using the PVDF--HFP GPE with a flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED), demonstrating a fully flexible unit of LIB and OLED.