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ArticleNature nanotechnology2025

Investigating the effect of heterogeneities across the electrode|multiphase polymer electrolyte interfaces in high-potential lithium batteries.

Jungki Min, Seong-Min Bak, Yuxin Zhang, Mingyu Yuan, Nicholas F Pietra, Joshua A Russell, Zhifei Deng, Dawei Xia, Lei Tao, Yonghua Du and 4 more

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Article in Nature nanotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Jungki Min *Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4572-6895
Seong-Min Bak *National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1626-5949
Yuxin ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Mingyu YuanDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Nicholas F PietraDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3250-728X
Joshua A RussellDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6459-1239
Zhifei DengDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Dawei XiaDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Lei TaoDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8863-0044
Yonghua DuNational Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2655-045X
Hui XiongDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3126-1476
Ling LiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6741-9741
Louis A MadsenDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4588-5183
Feng LinDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA. fenglin@vt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3729-3148

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DOE | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy | Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) DE-EE0008860
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Abstract

Polymer electrolytes hold great promise for safe and high-energy batteries comprising solid or semi-solid electrolytes. Multiphase polymer electrolytes, consisting of mobile and rigid phases, exhibit fast ion conduction and desired mechanical properties. However, fundamental challenges exist in understanding and regulating interactions at the electrode|electrolyte interface, especially when using high-potential layered oxide active materials at the positive electrode. Here we demonstrate that depletion of the mobile conductive phase at the interface contributes to battery performance degradation. Molecular ionic composite electrolytes, composed of a rigid-rod ionic polymer with nanometric mobile cations and anions, serve as a multiphase platform to investigate the evolution of ion conductive domains at the interface. Chemical and structural characterizations enable the visualization of concentration heterogeneity and spatially resolve the interfacial chemical states over a statistically significant field of view for buried interfaces. We report that concentration and chemical heterogeneities prevail at electrode|electrolyte interfaces, leading to phase separation in polymer electrolytes. Understanding the hidden roles of interfacial chemomechanics in polymer electrolytes enables us to design an interphase tailoring strategy based on electrolyte additives to mitigate the interfacial heterogeneity and improve battery performance.

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