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Radiation synthesis strategy of poly(ionic liquid)/MXene gel polymer for supercapacitor electrolyte

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MXenes have been received considerable attention because of their particular physical and chemical properties in recent. In this work, a novel poly(ionic liquid)/MXene gel polymer electrolyte (PIL/MXene GPE) based on 1-vinyl-3-ethylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid, Ti3C2Tx MXene, and ethylene glycol diacrylate was prepared by a one–step radiation method. The PIL/MXene GPE exhibited good ionic conductivity, thermal stability, and excellent mechanical strength. The maximum compression resistance could reach 59.97 MPa. In addition, the supercapacitor based on the PIL/MXene GPE showed good electrochemical performances and high stability. The specific capacitance retention could reach about 93.02% even over 300 charge–discharge cycles. Based on the above research, the designed PIL/MXene GPE will open a new window and provide an important enlightenment for synthesis and application of the gel polymer electrolytes in future.

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Some part of this work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11875138, No.12005071).

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    Wenchao Zhao, Jiali Jiang & Long Zhao

  2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Scienceand Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China

    Wenchao Zhao, Jiali Jiang & Wei Qi

  3. State Grid Hunan Electric Power Corporation Research Institute, Changsha, China

    Yiyi Liu & Wei Chen

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Zhao, W., Jiang, J., Liu, Y. et al. Radiation synthesis strategy of poly(ionic liquid)/MXene gel polymer for supercapacitor electrolyte. Ionics 29, 2865–2875 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-023-05060-5

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