Solid polymer electrolytes based on poly(ethylene oxide)/carbonated soybean oil blends

Raj, Ashish; Grignard, Bruno; Detrembleur, Christophe; Gohy, Jean-François

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Solid polymer electrolytes based on poly(ethylene oxide)/carbonated soybean oil blends

Raj, Ashish; Grignard, Bruno; Detrembleur, Christophe et al.

2025 • In ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 7 (5), p. 3033 - 3042

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[en] Blends of poly(ethylene oxide) and carbonated soybean oil with lithium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl)imide salt are investigated here as free-standing solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) membranes. Carbonated soybean oil decreases the crystallinity of poly(ethylene oxide) and confers adhesive nature to the polymer blends, in addition to better interface with electrodes. An ionic conductivity of 3.3 × 10-5 S cm-1 at room temperature and a broad electrochemical stability window (>4.2 V versus Li/Li+) are observed for the membranes prepared from those blends, together with a high stability versus lithium metal electrodes as inferred from stripping and plating experiments (for cycling time > 300 h). Subsequently, LiFePO4/polymer blend/lithium metal battery prototypes are assembled and deliver 108 mA h g-1 of discharge capacity with high Coulombic efficiency at 0.1C and 60 °C in the first cycle. Here, the trade-offs in poly(ethylene oxide)-based SPEs are addressed with bioderived carbonate-containing molecules contributing toward sustainable materials development.

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CESAM - Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials - ULiège [BE]
CERM - Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules - ULiège [BE]

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Materials science & engineering
Chemistry

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Raj, Ashish; Université Catholique de Louvain [UCLouvain] - Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience [IMCN] - Belgium

Grignard, Bruno ; University of Liège [ULiège] - Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials [CESAM] Research Unit - Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules [CERM] - Belgium ; University of Liège [ULiège] - FRITCO2T Platform - Belgium

Detrembleur, Christophe ; University of Liège [ULiège] - Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials [CESAM] Research Unit - Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules [CERM] - Belgium ; Walloon Excellence [ WEL] Research Institute - Wavre - Belgium

Gohy, Jean-François ; Université Catholique de Louvain [UCLouvain] - Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience [IMCN] - Belgium

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English

Title :

Solid polymer electrolytes based on poly(ethylene oxide)/carbonated soybean oil blends

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14 March 2025

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ACS Applied Polymer Materials

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2637-6105

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3033 - 3042

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Innoviris - Institut Bruxellois pour la Recherche et l'Innovation
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fund for Scientific Research

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A.R. and JFG are grateful to INNOVIRIS for supporting this research in the frame of a BRIDGE project. C.D. is FRS-FNRS Research Director. The authors thank Maxime Bourguignon (CERM, University of Lie\u0300ge) for performing rheological measurements.

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