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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Polyethylene oxide (PEO)-based composite solid electrolytes are crucial for safer batteries.
  • Current MOF fillers need more active sites to improve ionic conductivity.
  • Developing efficient MOFs is key for next-generation solid-state batteries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To engineer metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with enhanced active sites for PEO-based solid electrolytes.
  • To investigate the impact of defect sites on ionic conductivity and battery performance.
  • To demonstrate a scalable strategy for MOF modification.

Main Methods:

  • Acid etching was used to create defect sites in MIL-88A MOFs, yielding EMIL-88A.
  • Characterization of EMIL-88A for pore structure and metal coordination sites.
  • Fabrication and electrochemical testing of PEO-based composite solid electrolytes with EMIL-88A.

Main Results:

  • Etched MIL-88A (EMIL-88A) exhibited increased porosity and exposed unsaturated metal sites.
  • EMIL-88A facilitated lithium salt dissociation and improved Li+ transference number to 0.63.
  • The composite electrolyte achieved high ionic conductivity (4.2 × 10-4 S cm-1 at 60 °C) and stable Li-Li symmetric battery performance (>300 h).
  • LiFePO4 full batteries showed a reversible capacity of 113.2 mAh g-1 after 250 cycles.

Conclusions:

  • Defect engineering in MOFs is a viable strategy to enhance PEO-based solid electrolytes.
  • The developed EMIL-88A significantly improves ionic conductivity and battery stability.
  • This approach offers a promising route for advanced solid-state battery development.