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Published on: August 12, 2013
Molecularly Engineered PVDF-HFP Electrolyte with PVDC Analog for High-Performance Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries
Shan Li1, Shanshan Luo2, Siyuan Liu1
1College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
|June 8, 2026
Summary
Incorporating polyvinylidene chloride into solid polymer electrolytes enhances lithium metal battery performance by improving ionic conductivity and interfacial stability. This modification strategy offers a scalable approach for next-generation solid-state batteries.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Electrochemistry
- Polymer Chemistry
Background:
- Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are crucial for next-generation lithium metal batteries due to their flexibility and processability.
- Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) based SPEs face challenges including high crystallinity and unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation.
- These limitations hinder the practical application of PVDF-HFP in high-performance lithium metal batteries.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a molecular-level modification strategy for PVDF-HFP based SPEs.
- To enhance the performance of SPEs by incorporating polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) into the PVDF-HFP matrix.
- To investigate the synergistic effects of PVDC incorporation on crystallinity, lithium-ion transport, and SEI formation.
Main Methods:
- Molecular-level modification of PVDF-HFP by incorporating PVDC.
- Analysis of structural changes, including crystallinity and phase formation (α- to β-phase transition).
- Evaluation of electrochemical performance, including ionic conductivity, lithium-ion transference number, and interfacial stability in Li||Li symmetric cells and full cells (Li||LFP, Li||NCM811).
Main Results:
- PVDC incorporation effectively reduced α-phase crystallinity and promoted β-phase formation in PVDF-HFP.
- The modified SPE exhibited enhanced lithium salt dissociation and improved SEI layer composition (LiCl-LiF).
- Optimized SPE (PH-PVDC-10%) achieved high ionic conductivity (7.07 × 10-4 S cm-1), a high transference number (0.62), and excellent cycling stability (>3000 h in Li||Li cells).
- Demonstrated superior performance in Li||LFP (97.5% retention after 300 cycles) and Li||NCM811 (90.3% retention after 100 cycles) batteries.
Conclusions:
- PVDC incorporation is a simple, scalable, and effective strategy for enhancing SPE performance.
- The synergistic effects of PVDC improve ionic conductivity, interfacial stability, and overall battery performance.
- This approach provides a promising pathway for developing high-performance solid-state lithium metal batteries.
