SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTES WITH BIOMIMETIC IONIC CHANNELS FOR BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME

摘要

One aspect of the invention relates to a novel class of solid-state electrolytes with biomimetic ionic channels as ionic conductors for electrochemical devices, e.g., batteries. This is achieved by complexing the anions of an electrolyte to the open metal sites of metal- organic frameworks (MOFs), which renders the MOF scaffolds into ionic-channel analogs with fast lithium-ion conductivity and low activation energy.