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Solid-state polymers as an electrolyte are a good option to replace traditional liquid electrolyte in emerging battery applications including grid-scale energy storage. Major benefits of using Solid-state polymers for battery components are its leak-proof nature, safety, and long-lasting performance. Therefore, designing of potential polymers and tuning their electrochemical performance could be key material developmental strategy towards designing next generation batteries.
Polymer composites, which results from the combination of two or more components with a different behaviour from its constituent component to a high margin. The individual properties of those components take part to develop enhanced properties of the composed products. One such component is fillers, inorganic materials such as multi-wall carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, ceramic particles, amongst others which could be used along with electrolyte materials. Due to their conductive nature and high surface areas, Fillers can enhance mechanical strength, ionic conductivity and make a path for an effective electronic conduction into the matrices. Consequently, designing potential fillers could present new insights for enhanced performance of the electrolyte.
The traditional liquid electrolyte-based batteries have persistent problems such as leaking, explosion and short life cycle. In addition, the performance of those batteries at an elevated temperature has also been a concern. Therefore, the development of solid-state batteries using solid-sate polymers and polymer composites are paramount. Several polymers like polyethylene oxide, polyvinylidene fluoride, polypyrrole have been extensively used to develop solid electrolyte but their performances are still not yet up to the standard. Additionally, the impact of the copolymers on the development is still in progress.
The goal of this research is to identify recent developments of solid-State polymers and polymer composites to overcome the traditional liquid electrolyte-based batteries’ problems and inefficient performance.
The aim of the current research topic is to include promising, recent, and novel research trends in the solid-state batteries using solid-state polymers and polymer composites. Areas to be covered in this research topic may include, but not limited to:
• Development of solid-state polymers and polymer composites for the application of electrolyte materials
• Modification and copolymerization of potential polymers for better ionic conductivity
• Impact of potential fillers for better ionic conductivity
• Manipulation of cell configuration to achieve better electrochemical performance
• Study on polymer materials and polymer composites to find potential new electrolyte candidates for solid-state batteries.
• Solid State Batteries useable in Different Emerging Applications Including Grid-scale Energy Storage.
Polymer composites, which results from the combination of two or more components with a different behaviour from its constituent component to a high margin. The individual properties of those components take part to develop enhanced properties of the composed products. One such component is fillers, inorganic materials such as multi-wall carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, ceramic particles, amongst others which could be used along with electrolyte materials. Due to their conductive nature and high surface areas, Fillers can enhance mechanical strength, ionic conductivity and make a path for an effective electronic conduction into the matrices. Consequently, designing potential fillers could present new insights for enhanced performance of the electrolyte.
The traditional liquid electrolyte-based batteries have persistent problems such as leaking, explosion and short life cycle. In addition, the performance of those batteries at an elevated temperature has also been a concern. Therefore, the development of solid-state batteries using solid-sate polymers and polymer composites are paramount. Several polymers like polyethylene oxide, polyvinylidene fluoride, polypyrrole have been extensively used to develop solid electrolyte but their performances are still not yet up to the standard. Additionally, the impact of the copolymers on the development is still in progress.
The goal of this research is to identify recent developments of solid-State polymers and polymer composites to overcome the traditional liquid electrolyte-based batteries’ problems and inefficient performance.
The aim of the current research topic is to include promising, recent, and novel research trends in the solid-state batteries using solid-state polymers and polymer composites. Areas to be covered in this research topic may include, but not limited to:
• Development of solid-state polymers and polymer composites for the application of electrolyte materials
• Modification and copolymerization of potential polymers for better ionic conductivity
• Impact of potential fillers for better ionic conductivity
• Manipulation of cell configuration to achieve better electrochemical performance
• Study on polymer materials and polymer composites to find potential new electrolyte candidates for solid-state batteries.
• Solid State Batteries useable in Different Emerging Applications Including Grid-scale Energy Storage.
Keywords: Solid-state batteries, electrolyte, electrochemical performance, Emerging Applications, Grid-scale Energy Storage
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