Integrating Competitive Li <sup>+</sup> Coordination with Immobilized Anions in Composite Solid Electrolyte for High‐Performance Li Metal Batteries
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)-based polymer electrolytes have attracted widespread attention due to their unique Li<sup>+</sup> transport mechanism. However, their low ionic conductivity and porous structure, as well as residual solvent limit their application at high current densities. Here, a composite solid electrolyte (CSE) is developed by integrating poly(vinylidene-co-trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-TrFE)] in its all-trans conformation with aminofunctionalized metal-organic framework (ZIF-90-NH<sub>2</sub>). In such a CSE, all F atoms located on one side of the polymer chain, providing fast Li<sup>+</sup> transport channels. Concurrently, the functionalized ZIF-90-NH<sub>2</sub> can effectively anchor the residual N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) in CSEs while weakening Li<sup>+</sup>-DMF solvent coordination, inducing the rearrangement of Li<sup>+</sup> solvation structure and inhibiting the decomposition of DMF at the interface. Synergistically, ZIF-90-NH<sub>2</sub> can immobilize anions in Li salts, promoting their dissociation. Based on integrating competitive Li<sup>+</sup> coordination with immobilized anions, the obtained CSEs exhibit a high Li<sup>+</sup> transference number (0.77). The full cells with LiFePO<sub>4</sub> cathode can run stably over 400 cycles at 5 C, while the Li || LiNi<sub>0.7</sub>Co<sub>0.1</sub>Mn<sub>0.2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> full cells deliver a high capacity retention (>85%) after 200 cycles at a charge cutoff voltage of 4.5 V. This work opens up a new path for building CSEs with high interfacial stability and fast Li<sup>+</sup> transport.
Authors
- Qian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5161-6241)
- Hao Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5067-4490)
- Chengkai Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9868-4831)
- Zhongwei Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7989-9260)
- Xiaoqing Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0752-1848)
- Bai Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4789-641X)
- Mengxue Xia
- Bing Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6628-6580)
- Wen Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8884-7799)
- Chang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4959-7541)
- Jiahui Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4087-8674)
- Shi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5331-413X)
- Huayun Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7252-9523)
- Bo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5027-892X)
Institutions
- Shanxi University (CN)
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (CN)
- China Coal Research Institute (China) (CN)
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology (CN)
- Fuzhou University (CN)
- Taiyuan University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202413875
- Citations
- 18
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.15
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China