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, Volume 71, Issue 12, pp 4537–4546 | Cite as

Electrospun Polyethylene Oxide-Based Membranes Incorporated with Silicon Dioxide, Aluminum Oxide and Clay Nanoparticles as Flexible Solvent-Free Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Seyedeh Nooshin Banitaba
  • Dariush SemnaniEmail author
  • Elahe Heydari-Soureshjani
  • Behzad Rezaei
  • Ali Asghar Ensafi
Functional Nanomaterials for Energy Applications
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Abstract

In this study, thin electrospun solvent-free electrolytes based on polyethylene oxide (PEO) incorporated with silicon dioxide (SiO2), aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and clay nanoparticles were prepared and characterized. Lithium perchlorate and ethylene carbonate were used as salt and plasticizer, respectively. The morphological properties were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction patterns. The obtained results confirmed an increment of the fraction of free ions and amorphous regions by incorporation of the fillers into the electrospun electrolytes. Introduction of the fillers into the PEO matrix significantly improved the ion conductivity. The highest ion conductivities of 0.033 mS cm−1, 0.059 mS cm−1 and 0.016 mS cm−1 were obtained by the addition of SiO2, Al2O3 and clay nanoparticles into the as-spun electrolytes, respectively. The electrospun electrolytes showed superior ion conductivities compared with polymeric electrolytes synthesized through a standard solution-casting method. In addition, the activation energy decreased with the addition of fillers into the electrospun fibres. The as-spun electrolytes displayed low cycling durability. Furthermore, tensile properties implied that tensile strength could be improved by loading an optimum ratio of the fillers. This investigation presents the great potential of electrospun membranes as electrolytes applicable for solid-state lithium-ion batteries.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Textile EngineeringIsfahan University of TechnologyIsfahanIran
  2. 2.Department of ChemistryIsfahan University of TechnologyIsfahanIran

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