EP3811446A1 - Électrolyte polymère comprenant au moins un solvant organique et au moins un ionomère aromatique et ses utilisations - Google Patents

Électrolyte polymère comprenant au moins un solvant organique et au moins un ionomère aromatique et ses utilisations

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EP3811446A1
EP3811446A1 EP19734016.9A EP19734016A EP3811446A1 EP 3811446 A1 EP3811446 A1 EP 3811446A1 EP 19734016 A EP19734016 A EP 19734016A EP 3811446 A1 EP3811446 A1 EP 3811446A1
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Cristina Iojoiu
Huu-Dat Nguyen
Elie Paillard
Junli SHI
Dominic BRESSER
Guk-Tae Kim
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Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie KIT
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  • the present invention concerns a polymer electrolyte comprising at least one organic solvent and at least one aromatic ionomer, as well as methods for preparing said electrolyte.
  • the present invention also concerns the preparation of electrodes with said electrolytes as well as the use of said polymer electrolyte, in particular in batteries, such as lithium batteries.
  • Electrochemical energy-storage devices such as lithium batteries have become essential constituents in portable devices such as cell phones, computers and light power tools, or heavier devices such as two-wheel transportation means (bicycles, mopeds) or four-wheel transportation means (electrical or hybrid motor vehicles). They are also widely studied for use in the field of stationary energy storage.
  • an electrochemical device e.g. electrode and/or electrolyte materials
  • electrode and/or electrolyte materials are chosen so as to produce, at the lowest possible cost, devices that have high energy density, good cycling stability and which operate with safety.
  • the aim of the present invention is thus to provide a polymer electrolyte, serving as separator between the anode and cathode and ensuring high ionic conductivity within the cathode, enabling dendrite-free cycling of high-energy lithium metal anodes and having also a sufficient ionic conductivity at ambient temperature, as well as an improved electrochemical stability towards oxidation.
  • Another aim of the present invention is to provide a polymer electrolyte with a high conductivity as well as a high stability even at high potential.
  • Another aim of the present invention is to provide a polymer electrolyte with an excellent thermal stability and ionic conductivities of almost 10 3 S.cnr 1 at room temperature, and presenting highly reversible lithium cycling for more than 1 ,000 h.
  • Another aim of the present invention is to provide a polymer electrolyte with an excellent electrochemical stability allowing for highly stable cycling of ⁇ [N ⁇ i/ 3 Oqi/ 3 M h i/ 3 ]0 2 as well as Li[Nii- x-y Co x Mn y ]0 2 (with x and y ⁇ 1/3) as high- energy cathode material, as it is in direct contact with the ionomer membrane serving as separator between the two electrodes and with the ionomer serving as ionic conductor within the cathode electrode, thus, paving the way for advanced lithium metal batteries. Therefore, the present invention relates to a polymer electrolyte comprising at least one organic solvent and at least one aromatic ionomer,
  • the organic solvent is a plasticizing solvent with a boiling point higher than 100°C and an electrochemical stability window of at least 2 V,
  • the aromatic ionomer comprises alternating ionic and nonionic segments; said aromatic ionomer comprising:
  • M is an alkali metal cation, an alkaline-earth metal cation, a transition metal cation, or an ammonium cation with a valency m, with 1 ⁇ m ⁇ 3, m being an integer, or aluminum,
  • a a_ is an anion chosen from a sulfonate anion, a sulfonimide anion of formula -SO2-N -SO2R, an anion derived from a sulfonimide anion bearing at least two negative charges, and a carbanion of formula -S0 2 -C R’R”, with 1 ⁇ a ⁇ 3, a being an integer,
  • - a nitrile group - a group -NR 1 being chosen from a saturated heterocycle containing from 3 to 6 carbon atoms and an unsaturated heterocycle containing from 4 to 6 carbon atoms;
  • R 2 is optionally a fluoro or perfluoro alkyl group, containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an optionally fluoro or perfluoro dialkyl ether group, containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms;
  • R 3 is a fluorine atom, a thiocyanate group, a nitrile group, an optionally fluoro or perfluoro alkoxy group, containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an optionally fluoro or perfluoro alkyl group, containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an optionally fluoro or perfluoro dialkyl ether group, containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms;
  • R 4 is an alkyl group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms
  • R’ and R being divalent groups such that the resulting carbanion radical -C-R’R” forms an aromatic ring comprising from 5 to 6 carbon atoms and optionally one or more heteroatoms O or N, said aromatic ring being optionally substituted with one or more nitrile groups;
  • W is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a -NR’”- group, R’” being H or a (CrC 3 )alkyl group;
  • n an integer
  • n being an integer
  • Z 2 is chosen from a single bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a group
  • E is an aromatic group comprising from 5 to 20 carbon atoms; E comprising 1 or 2 aromatic rings.
  • the polymer electrolyte of the invention comprises at least one organic solvent. It may comprise one organic solvent or a mixture of different organic solvents.
  • the organic solvent is a plasticizing solvent with a boiling point higher than 100°C and an electrochemical stability window of at least 3 V.
  • the boiling point of the organic solvent is higher than 150°C, and in particular higher than 200°C.
  • the electrochemical stability window of the organic solvent is of at least 3V, and in particular of at least 4 V.
  • the electrochemical stability window is the voltage range between which the substance is neither continuously oxidized nor continuously reduced. It is calculated by subtracting the reduction potential (cathodic limit) from the oxidation potential (anodic limit).
  • the organic solvent is chosen from the group consisting of: ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), difluoroethylene carbonate (F 2 EC), fluoropropylene carbonate, glymes, dinitriles, sulfones (linear and cyclic), sulfides, sulfites, vinylene carbonate (VC), propane sultone, propene sultone, adiponitrile, dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and mixtures thereof.
  • ethylene carbonate EC
  • PC propylene carbonate
  • FEC fluoroethylene carbonate
  • F 2 EC difluoroethylene carbonate
  • fluoropropylene carbonate glymes, dinitriles, sulfones (linear and cyclic), sulfides, sulfites, vinylene carbonate (VC), propane sultone, propene sultone, adiponitrile, di
  • the organic solvent is chosen from the group consisting of: ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, adiponitrile, and mixtures thereof.
  • the weight amount of organic solvent(s) is comprised between 10% and 75%, preferably between 30% and 70%, and more preferably between 45% and 65%, in relation to the total weight of said electrolyte.
  • the polymer electrolyte of the invention comprises one aromatic ionomer as defined above, or several different aromatic ionomers as defined above.
  • the aromatic ionomers of the invention are characterized in that they comprise alternating ionic and nonionic segments, wherein the ionic segment is compatible with the organic solvent (plasticizer) while the nonionic segment is not compatible with the organic solvent.
  • the aromatic ionomers according to the invention are highly conductive copolymers, PEO-free SICs. They are designed copolymers with a multiblock architecture, which comprise alternatingly ionic and high T g blocks.
  • the ionic blocks are functionalized with facilely dissociating ionic groups, in particular perfluorinated sulfonimide, while the high Tg blocks were designed to be completely non miscible with the ionic block and the organic solvent.
  • the self- assembly of these macromolecules into well-ordered nanostructures promotes efficient charge transport and single-ion conductivities close to commercially macroporous separator imbibed with liquid electrolytes.
  • These multi-block polymers also exhibit excellent thermal characteristics and highly reversible lithium cycling in symmetric Li
  • alkyl group means a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group (i.e. constituted of carbon and hydrogen atoms), and preferably a linear alkyl group.
  • alkoxy group means a linear, branched or cyclic alkoxy group, and preferably a linear alkoxy group.
  • dialkyl ether group means a dialkyl ether group in which the two alkyl groups are chosen, independently of each other, from linear, branched and cyclic alkyl groups, and are preferably two linear alkyl groups.
  • the optionally fluoro or perfluoro alkyl group R preferably contains 1 to 8, preferably 1 to 5, carbon atoms. According to the invention, R may thus be an alkyl group or a fluoro alkyl group or a perfluoro alkyl group. According to one embodiment of the invention, the optionally fluoro or perfluoro alkyl group R is a linear alkyl group, chosen especially from:
  • - a linear alkyl group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and preferably containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such as -CH 3 or -C 2 H 5 ,
  • - a perfluoro linear alkyl group containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and preferably containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, such as -CF 3 , -C 2 F 5 or -C4F 9 , and
  • R is -CF 3 .
  • the electron-withdrawing group X may be a nitrile group (-CN), a -CF 3 group or a nitro group (-N0 2 ).
  • a saturated heterocycle -NR 1 containing from 3 to 6 atoms, mentioned herein, may be made of aziridine, azetidine, pyrrolidine or piperidine.
  • An unsaturated heterocycle -NR 1 containing from 4 to 6 atoms, mentioned herein, may be made of pyrrolidone, pyrrole, imidazole, pyrazole, triazole, tetrazole, succinimide or maleimide.
  • the group R 2 is preferably an optionally perfluoro linear alkyl group, such as -CF 3 or -C 2 F 5 .
  • the group R 3 is preferably an optionally perfluoro linear alkyl group, such as -CF 3 or -C 2 F 5 ; or a perfluoro linear dialkyl ether group such as -CF 2 OCF 3 , -CF 2 OC 2 F 5 , -C 2 F4OC 2 F 5 or -C 2 F4OCF 3 ; or a linear alkoxy group such as -OCH 3 or -OC2H5.
  • the monomers in which A a_ is a sulfonimide lead to ionomers whose stability towards oxidation and whose ionic conductivity are improved.
  • the aromatic group E may comprise non-aromatic components (known as“functional” components) present on one or more of the aromatic rings or making it possible to attach several aromatic rings together.
  • These non-aromatic components may be alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, conjugated dienyl, alcohol, ether, carboxylic acid, ketone, ester, amide, amine, nitro, etc. groups.
  • the benzophenone group is a Ci 3 aromatic group E (i.e. comprising 13 carbon atoms) comprising two aromatic rings (i.e. two phenyl groups) and one non-aromatic component (i.e. ketone group);
  • the benzyl group is a C 7 aromatic group E (i.e. comprising 7 carbon atoms) comprising one aromatic ring (i.e. a phenyl group) and one non-aromatic component (i.e. a methylene group).
  • the aromatic group E may comprise heteroatoms such as one or more nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen atoms, or may be constituted solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
  • the aromatic group E comprises at least one aromatic ring which is a phenyl group, a thienyl group, a pyridyl group, a furyl group, or a pyrazolyl group, and preferably a phenyl group.
  • the aromatic rings of the aromatic group E may be chosen, independently of each other, from a phenyl group, a thienyl group, a pyridyl group, a furyl group and a pyrazolyl group.
  • E preferably comprises one or two aromatic rings.
  • the aromatic ring(s) of the aromatic group E are preferably phenyl groups.
  • E When E comprises two aromatic rings, it may be an azulenyl group, a benzophenone group, a diphenyl group, a diphenyl sulfide group, a diphenyl sulfone group or a naphthyl group, and preferably a benzophenone group, a diphenyl sulfide group or a diphenyl sulfone group.
  • E is an aromatic group which generates little steric hindrance, i.e. it does not comprise any carbon tri-substituted with aromatic rings such as a triphenylmethyl group (trityl group).
  • E is chosen from a phenyl group, a benzophenone group, a diphenyl sulfide group and a diphenyl sulfone group.
  • the transition metal M may be a transition metal from period 4 or 5 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, in particular a transition metal chosen from iron, copper, zinc, cobalt, nickel and silver.
  • M may be aluminum.
  • M may be NH 4 + or a compound of formula +NR 5 R 5 ’R 5 R 5 or +NHR 5 R 5 R 5 in which R 5 , R 5 , R 5 and R 5 are identical or different alkyl groups, containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
  • the ionomers bearing ammonium cations +NHR 5 R 5 R 5 may be advantageously impregnated with ionic liquids.
  • Z 1 is an oxygen atom and Z 2 is a sulfur atom or a single bond.
  • one or more of the following conditions apply to the ionic repeating unit of formula (I) of the invention:
  • Z 2 is a sulfur atom or a single bond.
  • the aromatic ionomer comprises at least one ionic repeating unit UI1 having the formula (I) as defined above, wherein A- is a sulfonimide anion of formula -SO2-N -SO2R, R being as defined above.
  • the aromatic ionomer comprises at least one ionic repeating unit UI1 having the formula (I) as defined above, wherein A is a sulfonimide anion of formula -SO 2 -N -SO 2 CF3.
  • Z 1 is an oxygen atom.
  • Z 2 is a single bond
  • E is a phenyl group or a diphenyl sulfide group.
  • W is an oxygen atom.
  • the aromatic ionomer comprises at least one ionic repeating unit UI1 having the formula (I) as defined above, wherein:
  • - E is a phenyl group
  • the units UI1 may also be represented by the following formula: m+
  • units UI1 have the following formula:
  • a a_ , a, m and M are as defined above.
  • units UI1 have the following formula:
  • units UI1 have the formula (I) as defined above wherein A a is a sulfonate anion. According to an embodiment, units UI1 have the following formula:
  • a a_ , a, m and M are as defined above.
  • units UI1 have the following formula:
  • the nonionic aromatic repeating units UAr1 may have the following formula
  • Ei is an aromatic group comprising from 5 to 50 carbon atoms, preferably from 5 to 20 carbon atoms, and more preferably from 5 to 15 carbon atoms, and most preferably from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, it being understood that Ei comprises at least one aromatic ring and W is as defined above.
  • the aromatic group Ei may comprise non-aromatic components (known as “functional” components) present on one or more of the aromatic rings or allowing several aromatic rings to be connected together.
  • These non-aromatic components may be alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, conjugated dienyl, alcohol, ether, carboxylic acid, ketone, ester, amide, amine, nitro, nitrile etc. groups.
  • the aromatic group Ei may comprise heteroatoms such as one or more nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen atoms, or may be constituted solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
  • aromatic ring is as defined above in the present application.
  • Ei is a phenyl group, a fluorene-9- bisphenyl, or a diphenyl sulfone.
  • the aromatic ionomer of the invention is a block copolymer comprising one or several blocks UI1 -UAr1 . It may also comprise one or several blocks UAr2, UAr2 having the same definition as UAr1 , and being identical to or different from UAr1 , and/or one or several blocks UI2-UAr2, UI2 having the same definition as UI1 , and being identical to or different from UI1 . It may also comprise one or several blocks UI1 -UI2 and/or one or several blocks UAr1 - UAr2.
  • the ionomer of the invention preferably has an average molar mass Mw
  • the aromatic ionomer is a multi-block copolymer of the following formula:
  • - n is comprised between 8 and 50, preferably between 10 and 40, and more preferably between 30 and 40, most preferably between 35 and 40;
  • - m is comprised between 4 and 50, preferably between 10 and 30, and more preferably between 10 and 20;
  • - x is comprised between 2 and 12, preferably between 4 and 12, and more preferably between 8 and 12.
  • the aromatic ionomer is a multi-block copolymer of the following formula:
  • - n is comprised between 8 and 50, preferably between 10 and 40, and more preferably between 30 and 40, most preferably between 35 and 40;
  • - m is comprised between 4 and 50, preferably between 10 and 30, and more preferably between 10 and 20;
  • - p is comprised between 2 and 12, preferably between 4 and 12, and more preferably between 8 and 12.
  • the aromatic ionomer is a multi-block copolymer of the following formula:
  • - n is comprised between 8 and 50, preferably between 10 and 40, and more preferably between 30 and 40, most preferably between 35 and 40;
  • - m is comprised between 4 and 50, preferably between 10 and 30, and more preferably between 10 and 20;
  • - p is comprised between 2 and 12, preferably between 4 and 12, and more preferably between 8 and 12.
  • the aromatic ionomer of the invention comprises between 1 and 6, preferably between 2 and 4, ionic functions per repeating units UI1 as defined above, said units being identical or different.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for the preparation of the polymer electrolyte as defined above, comprising the following steps:
  • the dry ionomer film is obtained by a method comprising the following steps:
  • a ionomer solution by mixing at least one ionomer in a casting solvent, said casting solvent being a block-copolymer selective solvent selected from the group consisting of: dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, N-methyl- pyrrolidone, sulfolane, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, and mixtures thereof, preferably DMSO, or a non-selective solvent selected from the group consisting of: dimethylacetamide, acetone, diethylacetamine, mixture of acetone and chloroform, and mixtures thereof, preferably dimethylacetamide, and
  • the present invention also relates to a method for the preparation of the polymer electrolyte as defined above, comprising the drying of the ionomer under vacuum and the preparation of said electrolyte in a dry room, preferably with a relative humidity of less than 0.2% at 20°C, under vacuum.
  • the polymer powder and the solvent are mixed and let to homogenize (at RT-120°C), preferentially 80°C and then pressed (preferentially at 80°C into membranes.
  • the method for the preparation of the polymer electrolyte may comprise extrusion or hot pressing, including the potential subsequent doping with an organic solvent as described earlier.
  • the present invention also relates to an electrode made of an active material selected from the group consisting of: metal oxides, metal fluorides, metal sulfides, metal nitrides, metal sulfates, metal vanadates, metal silicates and mixtures thereof, said metal comprising at least one transition metal and potentially an alkali or earth alkali metal, serving as the charge carrier, wherein said electrode also comprises the polymer electrolyte as defined above.
  • the above electrode is porous.
  • the porosity of said electrode is in particular comprised between 15% and 70%, preferably between 25% and 55%, and more preferably between 30% and 45%.
  • the polymer electrode is present at the surface and/or in the pores of the electrode.
  • the electrode of the invention may also comprise sulfur, lithium sulfide, sodium sulfide, phosphorus, carbon, graphite, silicon, germanium tin, zinc, aluminum, or any other element and element combinations that can reversibly alloy with the cationic charge carrier, including the corresponding oxides, nitrides, fluorides, phosphides, and sulfides.
  • the electrode may comprise an electron conducting additive such as carbon nanoparticles, graphene, carbon nanotubes, graphite, metal nanotubes/wires, or metal nanoparticles and mixtures thereof.
  • the electrode may also comprise an electron conducting current collector like aluminum, copper, stainless steel, carbon or nickel foil, foams or other suitable 2D and 3D structures.
  • the electrode may comprise additional functional additives, e.g., a polymer binder, to further enhance the electronic, ionic, thermal, and/or mechanical properties - depending on the targeted application.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for the preparation of the electrode as defined above, comprising the application, in particular by extrusion or by hot pressing, onto an electrode, preferably a porous electrode, composed of the active material, and possibly a conductive additive, a polymer binder, and an electron conducting current collector as defined above, of a mixture comprising the aromatic ionomer and the organic solvent as defined above, or comprising the application onto the electrode of the aromatic ionomer, followed by the application of the organic solvent.
  • an electrode preferably a porous electrode, composed of the active material, and possibly a conductive additive, a polymer binder, and an electron conducting current collector as defined above, of a mixture comprising the aromatic ionomer and the organic solvent as defined above, or comprising the application onto the electrode of the aromatic ionomer, followed by the application of the organic solvent.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for the preparation of the electrode as defined above, comprising the application of the polymer electrolyte as defined above, onto a cathode, and the hot pressing of said cathode at a temperature between 40°C and 120°C for a time period between 2 minutes and 10 minutes, preferably at 80°C for 4-5 minutes.
  • the preparation of the electrode may comprise the mixing of the ionomer, the active material, a conductive additive and potentially further additives as mentioned above, further processed by extrusion or hot pressing, thus, forming a suitable membrane, which is subsequently potentially applied on a current collector, as defined above, and doped with an organic solvent.
  • the present invention also relates to the use of the polymer electrolyte as defined above, as a polymer electrolyte membrane in batteries, such as magnesium(-ion), sodium(-ion) lithium(-ion) or lithium-ion polymer batteries.
  • the present invention also relates to the use of the electrode as defined above, as a positive or negative electrode in batteries, such as magnesium(-ion), sodium(-ion), lithium(-ion) or lithium-ion polymer batteries.
  • batteries such as magnesium(-ion), sodium(-ion), or lithium(-ion) battery or lithium-ion polymer, comprising at least one polymer electrolyte as defined above, and optionally the electrode as defined above as a positive or negative electrode.
  • the battery of the invention comprises the following elements: lithium metal/Electrolyte /electrode or negative electrode/electrolyte/electrode.
  • a current collector such as: aluminum for positive electrode, possibly carbon, and copper or nickel, for instance, for the anode.
  • the battery may possibly contain no current collector for the anode.
  • Sl-A refers to membranes wherein SI is the ionomer of formula (A) as defined below and A means that the membrane was cast from Dimeyhyl Acetamide solution; and the term Sl-Sx refers to membranes wherein SI is the ionomer of formula (A) as defined below and S means that the membrane was cast from DMSO solution.
  • x represents the % of solvent (EC or PC in weight).
  • Figure 1 Morphology, structure, and thermal properties of EC-doped SIS/A membranes, a, FE-SEM micrograph of dry Sl-S, indicating the phase- separation between the hydrophilic (white) and hydrophobic (black) domains b, Magnification of clustered hydrophobic nodules with a characteristic diameter of 20- 30 nm.
  • FIG. 4 Electrochemical stability of PC-doped SI10/5 70% PC membranes. Determination of the electrochemical stability window, exemplarily shown for SI-10/5 membranes (10 corresponding to the length of ionic backbone in kg/mol and 5 to the length of hydrophobic block in kg/mol)(curve 1 ) performed by the second approach, by means of linear sweep voltammetry (sweep rate: 1 mV s 1 , room temperature).
  • Figure 7 Charge and discharge capacities and coulombic efficiency of a NCMm/Li cell using a S 110/5 70 PC electrolyte at 20°C. First three cycles: C/20, then C/5. Galvanostatic cycling between 2.8 V and 4.2 V. Curve 1 : Charge; Curve 2: Discharge; and Curve 3: Efficiency.
  • Figure 8 Charge and discharge capacities and coulombic efficiency of a NCMm/Li cell, using a (S115/15 55EC) (with the ionomer of formula (A) and with a length of ionic backbone of 15 kg/mol and of hydrophobic block of 15 kg/mol) electrolyte at 40°C. First 3 cycles: C/20, then C/5. Constant current cycling between 2.8 V and 4.2 V. Curve 1 : Charge; Curve 2: Discharge; and Curve 3: Efficiency.
  • Figure 9 Charge and discharge capacities and coulombic efficiency of a NCMm/Li cell, using a SI-10/5 70 ADN electrolyte at 20°C. First 3 cycles: C/20, then C/5. Constant current cycling between 2.8 V and 4.2 V. Curve 1 : Charge; Curve 2: Discharge; and Curve 3: Efficiency.
  • Figure 10 Consecutive cyclic voltamperometries of an aluminum electrode in (a) S110/5 70 PC electrolyte and (b) LiTFSI/PC reference electrolyte (1 M).
  • Figure 17 Cycling performance and influence of the EC content and temperature on the rate capability of a U/NMC622 cell with SI15/15-Li-55%EC as electrolyte and a cut-off voltage of 4.3 at 40°C. a) Cycling performance at different C rates and b) comparative logarithmic plot of the corresponding cells.
  • FIG. 18 Cycling performance of a U/NMC622 cell with S115/15-Li-55%EC as electrolyte and a cut-off voltage of 4.4 at 40°C.
  • Figure 19 Potential profiles for U/NMC81 1 cells with S110/05-Li-70%PC as electrolyte and a cut-off voltage of 4.3 V at (a) 20°C and (b) 40°C as well as (c) U/NMC622 cells (2.8-4.2 V) with the same electrolyte at 20°C.
  • Figure 20 Galvanostatic cycling of NMC81 1/U cells comprising SI10/05-U- 70%PC as electrolyte at elevated C rates: (a) Capacity vs. cycle number plot; (b) The corresponding potential (20°C; cut-off potentials: 3.0 and 4.3 V).
  • Figure 21 Ionic conductivity as a function of temperature for SI10/05-Na-
  • Figure 22 Sodium stripping/plating experiment at different current densities for symmetric Na/Na cells, employing SI10/05-Na-70%PC as electrolyte; inset: magnification of several stripping/plating cycles.
  • FIG 23 SEM analysis of the cycled sodium electrodes after the stripping/plating experiment.
  • Figure 24 SEM/EDX analysis of the cycled sodium electrodes after the stripping/plating experiment, selectively mapping (b) oxygen, (c) sodium, (d) carbon, and (e) fluorine.
  • Figure 25 Lithium stripping/plating experiment in symmetric Li/Li cells with SI2-U (15/15) - 65% EC as electrolyte and applying elevated current densities; all provided values refer to mA cm -2 .
  • Partially fluorinated multi-block copoly(arylene ether sulfone)s bearing lithium perfluorosulfonimide functions (SI) were synthesized as described hereafter.
  • Said ionomer has the following formula (A):
  • the copolymer backbone synthesized by co-polycondensation via a“one-pot- two-reaction synthesis”, was region-selectively brominated and the sulfonimide anion was chemically bonded to the backbone by Ullman’s coupling reaction with lithium 1 ,1 ,2,2-tetrafluoro-2-(1 ,1 ,2,2-tetrafluoro-2-iodoethoxy)ethanesulfonimide (namely l-psiLi):
  • the ionomers were obtained via a three-step synthesis route: (i) The synthesis of the PES-FPES block copolymer backbone, (ii) the bromination of the PES-FPES block copolymer backbone to obtain the BrPES-FPES intermediate, and (iii) the coupling of BrPES-FPES with perfluorosulfonimide ionic functions.
  • FPES was carried out in a mixture of distilled dichloromethane and acetic acid (10% v/v) by adding bromine (Br 2 ) at room temperature.
  • bromine Br 2
  • 10 g of PES-FPES 15/15 (12.515 mmol of BP unit) was introduced into a 500-mL three- neck round bottom flask equipped with an argon inlet, a condenser, and a mechanical stirrer. Then 180 ml_ of dichloromethane (CH2CI2) distilled from CaH 2 and 18 mL of distilled acetic acid were added.
  • CH2CI2 dichloromethane
  • the polymer electrolyte membranes were prepared in two steps: (i) preparation of dry ionomer films using a solvent-cast method and (ii) their doping with different amounts of ethylene carbonate (EC, Sigma Aldrich).
  • EC ethylene carbonate
  • the ionomer films were cast from an ionomer dissolved in an organic solvent.
  • two solvents were used: (i) a block-copolymer selective solvent (dissolving only the ionic block), i.e., dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and a non-selective solvent, i.e., dimethylacetamide (DMAc).
  • DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
  • DMAc dimethylacetamide
  • 1 .00 g of SI ionomer was introduced into DMSO (or DMAc) and the mixture containing 7 wt% of solid was stirred at 60°C for 24 h to obtain a homogeneous solution.
  • the polymer solution was centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 15 min to remove solid impurities and left under vacuum for additional 15 min to remove gas bubbles.
  • the homogeneous mixture was cast onto a clean glass substrate using a casting knife (Elcometer 4340 Automatic Film Applicator).
  • the solvent was evaporated in an oven at 60 °C.
  • the films were subjected to an additional thermal treatment at 150°C for 24 h in a closed vacuum chamber. Subsequently, the films were immersed in and rinsed many times using distilled water for 24 h to completely remove remaining casting solvent.
  • the solvent-free membranes verified by 1 H NMR, were dried under vacuum at 130°C for 24 h and stored in an argon-filled glovebox. To obtain the polymer electrolytes, the dried ionomer films were imbibed with EC by immersing the membranes in the solvent at 45 °C inside the glovebox.
  • W s and W d are the weight of swollen and dried membranes, respectively.
  • a suffix -Sx or -Ax was added to indicate the DMSO-cast or DMAc-cast membranes, respectively, and x is the SC (wt%).
  • Lithium concentration The lithium concentration (Cu, mol of Li + per kg of electrolyte) in dried ionomer films was obtained from the ion-exchange capacity (IEC) of the dry membranes, determined from both 19 F NMR spectra and acid-base titration of the ionomers in their acidic form as described in Assumma, L. et at. Synthesis of Partially Fluorinated Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone) Multiblock Copolymers Bearing Perfluorosulfonic Functions. J. Polym. Sci. Part A Polym. Chem. 53, 1941-1956 (2015).
  • IEC is the ion-exchange capacity of the dry membranes and SU (%) is the solvent uptake of the dry ionomer membrane, calculated by Equation 3:
  • W s and W d are the weights of the swollen and dry membranes, respectively.
  • the glass transition temperature (T g ), enthalpy (DH), and crystallinity of the samples were determined using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC, 1 STAR 6 System from Mettler-Toledo). Around 10 mg of sample was sealed in an aluminum capsule inside the glovebox and the measurements were carried out with a heating rate of 10 °C min -1 from -100 to 220 °C under an argon flux of 50 mL min -1 .
  • the thermal stability of the SI ionomers was analyzed from 50 to 750 °C with a heating rate of 10 °C min -1 using a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA, 1 STAR 6 System from Mettler-Toledo) under compressed air (80 % N 2 and 20% 0 2 ) with a flow rate of 20 mL min 1 .
  • TGA thermogravimetric analyzer
  • the samples (calculated to contain around 10 mg EC) were stabilized at 100 °C in the TGA chamber under an argon flow of 40 mL min 1 and the sample mass was recorded for 300 minutes.
  • D EC and D are the density of EC (1 .32 g cm -3 ) and the ionomer in dry state (-1.61 g cm -3 ), respectively.
  • SU (%) is the solvent uptake.
  • D was measured via a Mettler-Toledo density kit, using the Buoyancy technique at 20 °C and toluene (0.87 g mL 1 ) as the liquid phase. The morphology of the samples was analyzed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM, ZEISS Gemini SEM 500) on dried membranes in the lead-salt form.
  • the electrolytes i.e., the EC-doped SI membranes or Celgard ® 2500 membranes immersed in psi/EC or LiTFSI/EC, were sandwiched between two stainless steel blocking electrodes and sealed in Swagelok ® -type cells inside the glovebox.
  • the cells were allowed to stabilize at a given temperature for 1 h prior to each measurement and the temperature was controlled using a climatic chamber.
  • Impedance spectra were recorded in a frequency range from 5 Hz to13 MHz, applying a voltage amplitude of 0.02 V.
  • the bulk resistance of the membrane was determined as the intercept of the semicircle with the real axis in the Nyquist plot of the obtained data, analyzed and fitted using ZView software.
  • the conductivity was eventually calculated using Equation 5:
  • s is the ionic conductivity (S cm -1 )
  • E a is the activation energy (J mol 1 )
  • R 8.314 J mol -1
  • K _1 is universal gas constant
  • Electrochemical stability For determining the electrochemical stability of the electrolyte membranes, pouch bag-type cells were assembled in a dry room (dew point of the incoming air: ca. -80 °C), containing the electrolyte samples sandwiched between metallic Li (Rockwood, battery grade) and Ni foil. The cells were sealed under vacuum and subjected to linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) by means of a VMP3 (BioLogic) and applying a sweep rate of 1 mV s -1 . For each LSV experiment freshly made cells were used in order to avoid any impact of potential decomposition products.
  • LSV linear sweep voltammetry
  • V 2 0 5 thin films as cathode were prepared and subjected to cyclic voltammetry studies (sweep rate: 0.05 mV s 1 ).
  • cells comprising UFeP0 4 as cathode material were prepared and subjected to the same electrochemical tests as the V 2 0 5 thin film cathodes.
  • Self-standing polymer electrolyte membranes were obtained by impregnating the multiblock copolymer (SI) film of typically 60 mhi in thickness with different amounts of EC.
  • SI multiblock copolymer
  • the SI molecular structure was carefully designed to obtain a copolymer able to spontaneously self-assemble and to form films with a nanophase- separated microstructure.
  • the ionomer is formed by alternating incompatible ionic and hydrophobic blocks (i.e., psi-PES and FPES, respectively) - both with an average backbone length of 15 kg mol 1 and polydispersity index close to 2.0.
  • Each repeating unit of the psi-PES blocks contains approximatively two highly dissociating perfluorosulfonimide anions, grafted to the polymer chain by using the Ullmann coupling reaction.
  • the FPES block was tailored to be insoluble in EC and possess a high T g (-220 °C) as well as mechanical strength.
  • the SI membranes were obtained by casting an ionomer solution, incorporating either dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as a selective solvent (dissolving only the psi-PES block) or dimethylacetamide (DMAc) as a non-selective solvent (dissolving both blocks).
  • DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
  • DMAc dimethylacetamide
  • the resulting dry films are labeled as Sl-S and Sl-A in case of DMSO and DMAc, respectively.
  • the morphology of the dried films was investigated by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and small- angle neutron scattering (SANS).
  • the FE-SEM micrograph for Sl-S ( Figure 1 a) displays a phase-separated microstructure with hydrophobic domains (dark regions) dispersed into to a continuous ionic phase (white regions).
  • the hydrophobic phase (representing approximatively 28 wt% of the copolymer) appears as nodules of typically 20-30 nm in size, being either isolated or clustered ( Figure 1 b).
  • This phase separation is confirmed also by the presence of an intense correlation peak in the SANS pattern recorded for the dried membranes (Figure 1c).
  • the peak position is well-defined for Sl-S at a wave vector (Q) of -0.016 A 1 , indicating a long-range ordering with a typical mean separation distance of about 40 nm.
  • This solvent uptake and corresponding increase in volume of the psi-PES domains is accommodated within the phase- separated nanostructure up to an EC content of -50 wt% as a result of the preferential interaction between EC and psi-PES as well as the availability of free space within the initial structure.
  • the additional EC molecules are in excess and accumulate along the grain boundaries and/or self-assemble into segregated domains.
  • these membranes are composed of homogenously dispersed rigid hydrophobic nanodomains of about 20-40 nm in size, embedded in and chemically bonded to the EC plasticized ionophilic domains, thus ensuring a high mechanical stability of the copolymer films.
  • thermogravimetric analysis of the samples were performed. Both membranes Sl-S and Sl-A (i.e., in the dried state) revealed a thermal stability of up to more than 300°C, while the evaporation of EC in the doped
  • t + The cationic transference number (t + ) was determined by measuring the diffusion coefficient of lithium (Du) and fluorine (D F ) using pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance (PFG-NMR) spectroscopy (e.g., for SI-A30 and SI-A50; Table 1 ). The results revealed t + values of 1.
  • PFG-NMR pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance
  • the t + of the reference liquid electrolyte comprising a salt mimicking the SI side chain, i.e., CF 3 -(CF 2 ) 3 -S0 2 -NU-S0 2 -CF 3 (LiPSI, 0.52 mol kg 1 ) in EC is 0.46, which is slightly higher than that of LiTFSI dissolved in EC (0.41 ) but rather far from unity.
  • FIG. 2a The temperature dependence of the ionic conductivity for the Sl-Sx and Sl-Ax series, determined in a second step, is plotted in Figure 2a.
  • Figure 2a also presents the data for Celgard ® membranes impregnated with LiPSI/EC or LiTFSI/EC as references.
  • An increase in EC content induces a continuous rise in conductivity, which is assigned to the (i) better percolation of the ionic domains, (ii) enhanced ion pair dissociation, i.e., increasing number of free mobile charges, (iii) decreased local viscosity, facilitating faster ion motions, and (iv) an improved electrolyte-electrode interface.
  • the membranes with an EC content exceeding 50 wt% outperform the two liquid reference samples across the whole temperature range ( Figure 2a).
  • the conductivity above 30°C is higher than 10 3 S.cnr 1 , i.e., substantially higher than those reported for perfluorinated ionomer membranes (Cai, Z. et at. High performance of lithium-ion polymer battery based on non-aqueous lithiated perfluorinated sulfonic ion-exchange membranes. Energy Environ. Sci. 5, 5690-5693 (2012) and Jin, Z., Xie, K. & Hong, X.
  • the low-EC region shows a steep linear increase in conductivity (from 1 .0x10 6 to 2.0x10 4 S cm 1 ) accompanied by a marked activation energy reduction (from 1 1 .0 to 5.0 kJ mol 1 ), which is not observed in the high-EC region.
  • the electrochemical stability window is a fundamental characteristic of electrolytes.
  • the membranes were subjected to sweeping voltammetry experiments - the results for SI-S55 are exemplarily shown in Figure 3.
  • ESW electrochemical stability window
  • the anodic sweep reveals a small peak (4.6-4.7 V), ascribable as well to the presence of remaining DMSO traces. It is worth mentioning that these DMSO-related features vanish upon continuous cycling and do not appear for those membranes cast from DMAc. The anodic stability of these membranes, however, is limited to ca. 4.8-4.9 V, presumably as a result of the EC oxidation, which is, as a matter of fact, consistent with those membranes cast from DMAc.
  • the cathode electrode was prepared by blending NCMm (provided by Toda Kogyo Europe GmbH), Super P carbon (Super C45, Imerys), PVDF (Solef® 5140, SOLVAY) and S 110/5 in a ratio of 80:10:7.5:2.5 wt% in a N-methyl-pyrrolidone slurry, which was subsequently cast on aluminum foil. They were then dried for 2-3 days at 80°C and subsequently cut into 12-mm-diameter disks and, eventually, dried at 120°C for 2 days under dynamic vacuum.
  • NCMm provided by Toda Kogyo Europe GmbH
  • Super P carbon Super C45, Imerys
  • PVDF Solef® 5140, SOLVAY
  • the polymer electrolyte was cut in small disks (diameter: 14 mm) and placed on the NCM electrodes (diameter: 12 mm). After being stored at 80°C for 4-5 min, the laminated polymer electrolyte/electrode was assembled with lithium foil into a coin cell for battery tests. EVALUATION IN SYMMETRIC LIILI CELLS
  • a main drawback of PEO-based electrolytes both ‘dry’ (i.e., without plasticizer) or plasticized (gelled membranes) consists in their limited anodic stability, which prevents the operation of Li metal batteries incorporating state-of- the-art, high-energy cathodes like UC0O2 or UNii- x-x Co x Mn y 0 2 (NCM), which reversibly host lithium ions at 4.2-4.3V vs. Li metal.
  • This severe limitation causes their relatively low practical energy density compared to lithium-ion batteries, comprising liquid organic electrolytes, despite the use of Li metal in place of graphite.
  • the mass loading is -1.41 mg cm -2 .
  • Figure 13 shows the close-up of selected stripping/plating cycles (27 th to 30 th ).
  • the constant voltage response confirms the single-ion conductivity, as also observed for the lithium derivatives, and the overvoltage remains stable within the scope of the experiment, indicating a high stability towards metallic sodium, i.e., the realization of a stable electrode/electrolyte interface.
  • reaction was performed at room temperature for further 6 h under vigorous stirring. Then the reaction mixture was poured into 250 mL of ice and water to precipitate the solid. The solid was filtered and washed with water (300 mL) and then with n-hexane (50 mL). The final product was recrystallized twice from ethanoLmethanol 1 :1 mixture to obtain 3,3’-dibromo-4,4’- difluorodiphenyl sulfone (DBDFDPS) with chemical yield 60-70 %.
  • DBDFDPS 3,3’-dibromo-4,4’- difluorodiphenyl sulfone
  • the ratio of DMAc to toluene (v/v) was 2:1 .
  • the reaction bath was heated to 150 °C and kept at this temperature for 4h to dehydrate the system. Then, the bath temperature was slowly raised to 160 °C by the controlled removal of toluene. Then, the temperature of the reaction bath was decreased back to 150 °C and the polymerization was allowed to proceed at this temperature for 24h.
  • reaction bath was cooled down to 60 °C and K2CO3 (3.25 g, 23.5 mmol) was introduced, and the solution containing 3.3199 g of DBDFDPS (8.057 mmol) and 1 .4602 g BP (7.842 mmol) in 20 mL of DMAc ( « 25 % m/v) was dripped drop-by-drop.
  • 17 mL of toluene was added, and the reaction temperature was increased to 150 °C for 4h to dehydrate the system, followed by the controlled removal of toluene at 160 °C, and the reaction temperature was maintained at 150 °C for further 24h.
  • the reaction mixture was precipitated into 1000 mL of distilled water and rinsed with distilled water until neutral pH, followed by washing by methanol.
  • the final product was dried in vacuum at 80 °C for 24h. The procedure was adopted for the synthesis of other block copolymer with different block lengths.
  • Toluene was used to prevent the precipitation of PES-BPES owing to the solvent competition when 1-psiK was introduced.
  • copper powder (2.675 g, 42.09 mmol) was added and the bath temperature was set at 120 °C for 2h.
  • the reaction temperature was increased to 140 °C and l-psiK (7.084 g, 12.63 mmol, 1 .5 equiv. to Br) dissolved in 15 mL DMSO was slowly added drop-by-drop in 1 h to avoid the precipitation of PES-BPES.
  • the reaction was performed at that temperature for 24h under strong stirring.
  • the cooled reaction mixture was precipitated into 1000 mL of 1 M HCI solution and kept under strong stirring for 24h.
  • the obtained ionomer was further purification by dissolving in 100 mL DMSO, followed by centrifugation at 5000 rpm for 15 min to remove the solid impurity and the homogenous solution was precipitated into 1000 mL of 1 M HCI solution and kept stirring until the ionomer particles become transparent.
  • the purified ionomer was washed several times with distilled water until neutral pH.
  • the ionomer in acidic form was neutralized with 0.5 M LiOH solution to obtain the ionomer in lithium form, followed by washing several times with distilled water until neutral pH.
  • the ionomer particles were filtered and dried under vacuum at 100 °C for 24h before using.
  • DB9BHF 2,7-dibromo-9,9-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)fluorene
  • reaction was processed at RT for further 24h.
  • the reaction mixture was precipitated into water.
  • the aqueous phase, containing residual phenol and triflic acid, was removed and residual mixture, comprising the product partially dissolved in CHCE, was washed several times with water before concentrating using rotavapor to obtain the light pink solid.
  • the product was further purification by dissolving in 15 mL methanol and 5 mL of distilled water was added drop-by-drop to precipitate the title product, followed by vacuum filtration to obtain white powder.
  • the final product (90-95% chemical yield) was dried under vacuum at 80 °C for 48h before using.
  • the ratio of DMAc to toluene (v/v) was 2:1 .
  • the reaction bath was heated to 150 °C and kept at this temperature for 4h to dehydrate the system. Then, the bath temperature was slowly raised to 160 °C by the controlled removal of toluene. Then, the temperature of the reaction bath was decreased back to 150 °C and the polymerization was allowed to proceed at this temperature for 24h.
  • reaction bath was cooled down to 60 °C and K2CO3 (1 .44 g, 10.4 mmol) was introduced, and the solution containing 1 .5163 g of DBDFDPS (3.680 mmol) and 1 .7607 g DB9BHF (3.464 mmol) in 14 mL of DMAc 25 % m/v) was dripped drop-by- drop.
  • 14 mL of toluene was added, and the reaction temperature was increased to 150 °C for 4h to dehydrate the system, followed by the controlled removal of toluene at 160 °C, and the reaction temperature was maintained at 150 °C for further 24h.
  • the reaction mixture was precipitated into 1000 mL of distilled water and rinsed with distilled water until neutral pH, followed by washing by methanol.
  • the final product was dried in vacuum at 80 °C for 24h. The procedure was adopted for the synthesis of other block copolymer with different block lengths.
  • Toluene was used to prevent the precipitation of PES-BPES owing to the solvent competition when l-psiK was introduced.
  • copper powder (2.893 g, 45.53 mmol) was added and the bath temperature was set at 120 °C for 2h.
  • the reaction temperature was increased to 140 °C and l-psiK (7.662 g, 13.66 mmol, 1 .5 equiv. to Br) dissolved in 15 mL DMSO was slowly added drop-by-drop in 1 h to avoid the precipitation of PES-BPFES.
  • the reaction was performed at that temperature for 24h under strong stirring.
  • the cooled reaction mixture was precipitated into 1000 mL of 1 M HCI solution and kept under strong stirring for 24h.
  • the obtained ionomer was further purification by dissolving in 100 mL DMSO, followed by centrifugation at 5000 rpm for 15 min to remove the solid impurity and the homogenous solution was precipitated into 1000 mL of 1 M HCI solution and kept stirring until the ionomer particles become transparent.
  • the purified ionomer was washed several times with distilled water until neutral pH.
  • the ionomer in acidic form was neutralized with 0.5 M LiOH solution to obtain the ionomer in lithium form, followed by washing several times with distilled water until neutral pH.
  • the ionomer particles were filtered and dried under vacuum at 100 °C for 24h before using.
  • Example SI-S65 The Li + conductivity of three examples are presented in Figure 14.
  • the sample of Example SI2-S65 showed higher conductivity than that of Example SI-S65 at low temperature from 20 to 50°C. Above 50°C, both membranes showed similar Li + conductivity.
  • the sample SI3-S65 show similar conductivity to that of Example SI-S65 until 40°C. Above 40°C, Example SI3-S65 show higher conductivity than that of SI-S65.
  • NMC622 Ni content
  • Figure 16 nicely reveals the highly stable cycling of such NMC622 cathodes for more than 300 cycles with an anodic cut-off of 4.2 V.
  • Figure 16 concerns a Li/NMC622 cell with SI15/15-Li-55%EC as electrolyte cell.
  • the ex situ SEM (scanning electron microscopy) investigation of the sodium metal surface after stripping/plating reveals a very homogeneous sodium deposition without any indication of dendrite formation ( Figure 23), while the subsequently conducted EDX (energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) mapping indicates that the network-like structure that is observed at higher magnifications results from the decomposition of PC rather than the ionomer ( Figure 24), i.e., the network-like structure apparent from SEM consists of carbon and oxygen only, while the area between the network-like structure is composed of sodium only.
  • the only fluorine-containing traces that could be detected at very localized spots originate from some remaining polymer that could not be properly removed from the electrode surface ( Figure 24e).
  • the network-like structure of the PC decomposition products further highlights the high degree of organization in the electrolyte which is considered to be the reason for the highly homogenous sodium deposition even during such extended cycling.

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La présente invention concerne un électrolyte polymère comprenant au moins un solvant organique et au moins un ionomère aromatique, le solvant organique étant un solvant plastifiant ayant un point d'ébullition supérieur à 00 °C et une fenêtre de stabilité électrochimique d'au moins 2 V,- l'ionomère aromatique comprend des segments ioniques et non ioniques alternés; ledit ionomère aromatique comprenant : · au moins des unités de répétition aromatiques non ioniques UAr1, et · au moins une unité de répétition ionique UI1 de formule (I).
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