Self-healable dynamic poly(urea-urethane) gel electrolyte for lithium batteries
Fermin Elizalde, Julia Amici, Sabrina Trano, Giulia Vozzolo, Robert Aguirresarobe, Daniele Versaci, Silvia Bodoardo, David Mecerreyes, Haritz Sardón, Federico Bella
Abstract
Hindered urea bonds are introduced as self-healing units in a polymer electrolyte for Li-metal batteries. Differently from standard commercial separators, the poly(urea-urethane) system works for hundreds of cycles after several damage/healing steps.
Topics & Concepts
UreaElectrolyteMaterials sciencePolymerLithium (medication)Chemical engineeringSelf-healingLithium metalPolymer chemistryComposite materialChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringElectrodePhysical chemistryMedicinePathologyAlternative medicineEndocrinologyAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsConducting polymers and applications