Segmental Motion Adjustment of the Polycarbonate Electrolyte for Lithium-Metal Batteries.

Carbonyl oxygen atoms are the primary active sites to solvate Li salts that provide a migration site for Li ions conducting in a polycarbonate-based polymer electrolyte. We here exploit the conductivity of the polycarbonate electrolyte by tuning the segmental motion of the structural unit with carbonyl oxygen atoms, while its correlation to the mechanical and electrochemical stability of the electrolyte is also discussed. Two linear alkenyl carbonate monomers are designed by molecular engineering to combine methyl acrylate (MA) and the commonly used ethylene carbonate (EC), w/o dimethyl carbonate (DMC) in the structure. The integration of the DMC structural unit in the side chain of the in situ constructed polymer (p-MDE) releases the free motion of the terminal EC units, which leads to a lower glass-transition temperature and higher ionic conductivity. While pure polycarbonates are normally fragile with high Young's modulus, such a prolonged side chain also manipulates the flexibility of the polymer to provide a mechanical stable interface for Li-metal anode. Stable long-term cycling performance is achieved at room temperature for both LiFePO4 and LiCoO2 electrodes based on the p-MDE electrolyte incorporated with a solid plasticizer.

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