Ionic conductivity enhancement in gel polymer electrolyte membrane with N-methyl-N-butyl-piperidine-bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide ionic liquid for lithium ion battery

摘要

A novel gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) based on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with reliable electrochemical performance, mechanical robustness and safety features is prepared by a casting method. The physical, electrochemical and thermal properties of the casting membrane are characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscope (AFM), thermal gravimetric analysis (TG), alternating-current (AC) impedance and charge-discharge techniques. The resulting polymer membrane shows a high ionic conductivity of 1.19 x 10(-3) S/cm with 45.5 wt% of ionic liquid (IL) content while the cell assembled with PVdF/PVA/IL electrolyte delivers better electrochemical stability and higher discharge capacity than that without IL, and the thermal stability is obtained compared to conventional liquid electrolytes. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.