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Polyimide-driven innovations as "inert" components in high-performance lithium-ion batteries
Yayue He1, Zhenxi Li2, Shilun Gao3
1Department of Materials Engineering, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan 030008, Shanxi, China.
Materials Horizons
|July 23, 2025
Summary
Polyimides (PIs) offer excellent stability for advancing lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This review details how PI components enhance LIB performance, safety, and reliability for next-generation applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Electrochemistry
- Polymer Science
Background:
- Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are crucial for electronics and electric vehicles, demanding higher energy density, longer cycle life, and improved safety.
- Conventional LIB materials face limitations in thermal stability, mechanical robustness, and safety, hindering performance advancements.
- Polyimides (PIs) possess inherent thermal stability, mechanical strength, chemical resistance, and flame retardancy, making them promising for LIB applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review design principles for utilizing polyimides (PIs) in developing high-performance lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).
- To explore PI-based components (separators, electrolytes, protective layers, binders) for enhancing LIB energy density, rate capability, and reliability.
- To identify challenges and future research directions for practical implementation of PIs in LIB technology.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and analysis of polyimide properties and their application in LIB components.
- Discussion of design strategies for integrating PIs into separators, solid-state electrolytes, protective layers, and binders.
- Examination of how PI integration addresses limitations of conventional LIB materials.
Main Results:
- PI-based components significantly enhance LIB safety by improving thermal stability and flame retardancy.
- PIs reinforce mechanical properties and stabilize the crucial electrolyte/electrode interface, improving overall battery integrity.
- The use of PIs contributes to balanced improvements in energy density, rate capability, and operational reliability of LIBs.
Conclusions:
- Polyimides are versatile "inert" materials enabling the development of safer, more reliable, and higher-performing next-generation lithium-ion batteries.
- PI-based components overcome key limitations of current LIB technologies, offering pathways to enhanced energy storage solutions.
- Further research into PI optimization and integration is crucial for the widespread practical implementation of advanced LIBs.
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