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Jianrui Zhang¹, Yuzhu Tian², Xin Jia¹

¹School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.

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Application of a Coupling Agent to Improve the Dielectric Properties of Polymer-Based Nanocomposites

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Computational Chemistry

Background:

Composite polymer electrolytes (CPEs) are key for solid-state batteries.
Ion transport in CPEs is influenced by polymer-nanoparticle interactions.
Mesoscale connectivity of polymer coordination sites is an underexplored factor.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how mesoscale coordination site connectivity affects ion transport in CPEs.
To explore the role of nanoparticle repulsion in enhancing polymer chain connectivity.
To validate simulation predictions with experimental data.

Main Methods:

Coarse-grained Monte Carlo simulations to model polymer chain connectivity.
Quantification of polymer chain connectivity as a proxy for coordination site connectivity.
Experimental synthesis and characterization of poly(ethylene oxide)/silica nanoparticle CPEs.

Main Results:

Repulsive nanoparticles enhance polymer chain connectivity, especially at high concentrations and repulsion strengths.
This connectivity enhancement was observed throughout the polymer structure.
CPEs with repulsive silica nanoparticles showed up to a 5-fold increase in ionic conductivity and reduced activation energy.

Conclusions:

Mesoscale connectivity restructuring is a critical factor for enhancing ionic transport in CPEs.
Controlling nanoparticle surface chemistry and concentration can optimize connectivity.
This work presents a new design paradigm for advanced solid-state battery electrolytes.