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High thermal stability and tensile-strength bacterial cellulose–silica–PEO composite solid polymer electrolyte for long-life and dendrite-free lithium metal batteries

Hwichan Hong, Seungman Park, Seon Jae Hwang, Minjun Bae, Yonghwan Kim, Won Young An, Yongyeol Park, Dohyeong Kim, Yujin Chang, Yuanzhe Piao

2025RSC Advances12 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The BC–SiO 2 @PEO composite electrolyte demonstrates high mechanical strength, thermal stability up to 150 °C, and stable lithium cycling over 700 h, offering a promising pathway toward safe and long-life Li metal batteries.

Topics & Concepts

Materials scienceThermal stabilityElectrolyteComposite numberBacterial celluloseLithium metalLithium (medication)Ultimate tensile strengthPolymer electrolytesMetalPolymerCelluloseDendrite (mathematics)Chemical engineeringComposite materialChemistryMetallurgyElectrodeIonic conductivityEngineeringMathematicsGeometryEndocrinologyMedicinePhysical chemistryAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvanced Battery Technologies Research