Facile Li ⁺ Transport in Interpenetrating O‐ and F‐Containing Polymer Networks for Solid‐State Lithium Batteries (Adv. Funct. Mater. 12/2023)

Multifunctional semi-interpenetrating polymer network-nanoencapsulated cathode materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries

As a promising power source to boost up advent of next-generation ubiquitous era, high-energy density lithium-ion batteries with reliable electrochemical properties are urgently requested. Development of the advanced lithium ion-batteries, however, is staggering with thorny problems of performance deterioration and safety failures. This formidable challenge is highly concerned with electrochemi...

Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPN

Interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) refers to a type of elastomer in which two chemically distinct networks coexist, ideally having a structure that is homogeneous down to the segmental level [1]. The two components are present as co-continuous, interlocking networks (catenanes). This co-continuity can be achieved by kinetic retention of an initially miscible mixture of the monomers used to ...

A Facile Mechanism for Recharging Li2O2 in Li−O2 Batteries

Li−air is a novel battery technology with the potential to offer very high specific energy, but which currently suffers from a large charging overpotential and low power density. In this work, we use ab initio calculations to demonstrate that a facile mechanism for recharging Li2O2 exists. Rather than the direct decomposition pathway of Li2O2 into Li and O2 suggested by equilibrium thermodynami...

I LI Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for Tissue

Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries

This review evaluates the characteristics and advantages of employing polymer electrolytes in lithium/sulfur (Li/S) batteries. The main highlights of this study constitute detailed information on the advanced developments for solid polymer electrolytes and gel polymer electrolytes, used in the lithium/sulfur battery. This includes an in-depth analysis conducted on the preparation and electroche...