Functional Polymer Materials for Advanced Lithium Metal Batteries: A Review and Perspective

Ting Ma; Xiuyun Ren; Liang Hu; Wanming Teng; Xiaohu Wang; Guanglei Wu; Jun Liu; Ding Nan; Xiaoliang Yu

doi:10.3390/polym14173452

Polymers (Aug 2022)

Functional Polymer Materials for Advanced Lithium Metal Batteries: A Review and Perspective

Ting Ma,
Xiuyun Ren,
Liang Hu,
Wanming Teng,
Xiaohu Wang,
Guanglei Wu,
Jun Liu,
Ding Nan,
Xiaoliang Yu

Affiliations

Ting Ma: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
Xiuyun Ren: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
Liang Hu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China
Wanming Teng: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
Xiaohu Wang: Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Graphite and Graphene for Energy Storage and Coating, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010051, China
Guanglei Wu: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
Jun Liu: Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Graphite and Graphene for Energy Storage and Coating, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010051, China
Ding Nan: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
Xiaoliang Yu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14173452
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 17
p. 3452

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Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are promising next-generation battery technologies with high energy densities. However, lithium dendrite growth during charge/discharge results in severe safety issues and poor cycling performance, which hinders their wide applications. The rational design and application of functional polymer materials in LMBs are of crucial importance to boost their electrochemical performances, especially the cycling stability. In this review, recent advances of advanced polymer materials are examined for boosting the stability and cycle life of LMBs as different components including artificial solid electrolyte interface (SEI) and functional interlayers between the separator and lithium metal anode. Thereafter, the research progress in the design of advanced polymer electrolytes will be analyzed for LMBs. At last, the major challenges and key perspectives will be discussed for the future development of functional polymers in LMBs.

Published in Polymers

ISSN: 2073-4360 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/

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