Liquid‐Free All‐Solid‐State Zinc Batteries and Encapsulation‐Free Flexible Batteries Enabled by In Situ Constructed Polymer Electrolyte

Zn batteries are usually considered as safe aqueous systems that are promising for flexible batteries. On the other hand, any liquids, including water, being encapsulated in a deformable battery may result in problems. Developing completely liquid‐free all‐solid‐state Zn batteries needs high‐quality...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020-12, Vol.59 (52), p.23836-23844
Main Authors: Ma, Longtao, Chen, Shengmei, Li, Xinliang, Chen, Ao, Dong, Binbin, Zhi, Chunyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Batteries
Bending machines
Dendritic structure
Electrochemical analysis
Electrochemistry
Electrolytes
Encapsulation
Fire exposure
flexible electronics
Formability
Impedance
Molten salt electrolytes
Polymers
Room temperature
Solid electrolytes
solid-polymer electrolytes
solid-state electrolytes
Wearable technology
Weight loss
Zinc
zinc batteries
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Summary:Zn batteries are usually considered as safe aqueous systems that are promising for flexible batteries. On the other hand, any liquids, including water, being encapsulated in a deformable battery may result in problems. Developing completely liquid‐free all‐solid‐state Zn batteries needs high‐quality solid‐state electrolytes (SSEs). Herein, we demonstrate in situ polymerized amorphous solid poly(1,3‐dioxolane) electrolytes, which show high Zn ion conductivity of 19.6 mS cm−1 at room temperature, low interfacial impedance, highly reversible Zn plating/stripping over 1800 h cycles, uniform and dendrite‐free Zn deposition, and non‐dry properties. The in‐plane interdigital‐structure device with the electrolyte completely exposed to the open atmosphere can be operated stably for over 30 days almost without weight loss or electrochemical performance decay. Furthermore, the sandwich‐structure device can normally operate over 40 min under exposure to fire. Meanwhile, the interfacial impedance and the capacity using in situ‐formed solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) remain almost unchanged after various bending tests, a key criterion for flexible/wearable devices. Our study demonstrates an approach for SSEs that fulfill the requirement of no liquid and mechanical robustness for practical solid‐state Zn batteries. In situ polymerized amorphous solid poly(1,3‐dioxolane) electrolytes are prepared and shown to be solid‐state electrolytes (SSEs) that fulfill the requirement of no liquid and mechanical robustness for practical solid‐state zinc batteries. The properties of the solid polymer electrolytes remain almost unchanged after various bending tests, a key criterion for flexible/wearable devices.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.202011788