An <i>in situ</i> generated polymer electrolyte <i>via</i> anionic ring-opening polymerization for lithium–sulfur batteries
Quinton J. Meisner, Sisi Jiang, Pengfei Cao, Tobias Glossmann, Andreas Hintennach, Zhengcheng Zhang
Abstract
Solid polymer electrolytes were synthesized for Li–S battery via in situ anionic ring-opening polymerization (AROP) of an episulfide monomer initiated by the nucleophilic lithium sulfides/polysulfides which are generated during the initial discharge cycle.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrolyteMonomerPolymerizationLithium (medication)PolymerAnionic addition polymerizationChemistryRing-opening polymerizationRing (chemistry)SulfurNucleophilePolymer chemistryBattery (electricity)In situInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceElectrodeOrganic chemistryCatalysisPhysical chemistryPower (physics)EndocrinologyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsMedicineAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsConducting polymers and applications