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3D porous PTFE membrane filled with PEO-based electrolyte for all solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries

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Owing to the low cost and high theoretical energy density, lithium–sulfur battery has become one of the most promising energy storage battery systems. However, the inherent cycle instability and safety problems of traditional liquid lithium–sulfur batteries greatly limit their commercial applications. In this work, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane was introduced into Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO)@poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based composite electrolyte as a supporting framework to prepare a new PTFE@LLZO@PEO composite electrolyte for lithium–sulfur battery. The introduction of PTFE membrane further improved the mechanical properties and thermal stability of the electrolyte. The ionic conductivity of the prepared PTFE@LLZO@PEO solid electrolyte was 5.03 × 10−5 S·cm−1 at 30 °C and 2.54 × 10−4 S·cm−1 at 60 °C. Moreover, the symmetric battery exhibited high cycle stability (300 h). The Li–S battery based on PTFE@LLZO@PEO electrolyte exhibited excellent electrochemical performance.

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锂硫电池由于成本低、理论能量密度高, 已成为最有前途的储能电池系统之一。然而, 传统液态锂硫电池固有的循环不稳定性和安全性问题极大地限制了其商业化应用。本工作将聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)膜引入到Li7La3Zr2O12(LLZO)@PEO 基复合电解液中作为支撑骨架, 制备了锂硫电池用新型PTFE@LLZO@PEO复合电解质。PTFE膜的引入进一步提高了电解质的力学性能和热稳定性。制备的PTFE@LLZO@PEO固体电解质在30 ℃时的电导率为5.03 × 10–5 S·cm−1, 在60 ℃时的电导率为2.54 × 10–4 S·cm−1, 且对称电池具有较高的循环稳定性( 300 h)。基于PTFE@LLZO@PEO电解液的Li-S电池表现出优异的电化学性能。

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This work was financially supported by the Talents Project of Beijing Municipal Committee Organization Department (No. 2018000021223ZK21), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2021JCCXJD01), Key R&D and Transformation Projects in Qinghai Province (No. 2021-HZ-808) and Hebei Province (No. 21314401D), Open Funds of Chongqing Key Laboratory of Green Aviation Energy and Power (No. GATRI2021F01003B).

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    Zhen-Chao Li, Teng-Yu Li, Yi-Rui Deng, Wen-Hao Tang, Xiao-Dong Wang, Qiang Liu & Rui-Ping Liu

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  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 755905, Fairbanks, AK, 99775, USA

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Li, ZC., Li, TY., Deng, YR. et al. 3D porous PTFE membrane filled with PEO-based electrolyte for all solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries. Rare Met. 41, 2834–2843 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-022-02009-x

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