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    Anisotropic Ion Transport in a Poly(ethylene oxide)–LiClO<sub>4</sub> Solid State Electrolyte Templated by Graphene Oxide

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    Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) have attracted intensive attention due to their potential applications in all-solid-state lithium batteries. Tailoring crystallization is crucial to the design of high performance poly­(ethylene oxide) (PEO)–based SPEs. In this paper, we demonstrate that PEO crystal orientation in a PEO–lithium electrolyte results in anisotropic ionic conductivity along and through the crystalline lamellae. This conductivity anisotropy can be further enhanced by incorporating two-dimensional graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets, which retard PEO crystallization, template the crystal orientation, and guide the ion transport, leading to highly anisotropic and conductive nanocomposite polymer electrolytes

    How Does Nanoscale Crystalline Structure Affect Ion Transport in Solid Polymer Electrolytes?

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    Polymer electrolytes have attracted intensive attention due to their potential applications in all-solid-state lithium batteries. Ion conduction in this system is generally considered to be confined in the amorphous polymer/ion phase, where segmental relaxation of the polymer above glass transition temperature facilitates ion transport. In this article, we show quantitatively that the effect of polymer crystallization on ion transport is twofold: structural (tortuosity) and dynamic (tethered chain confinement). We decouple these two effects by designing and fabricating a model polymer single crystal electrolyte system with controlled crystal structure, size, crystallinity, and orientation. Ion conduction is confined within the chain fold region and guided by the crystalline lamellae. We show that, at low content, due to the tortuosity effect, the in-plane conductivity is 2000 times greater than through-plane one. Contradictory to the general view, the dynamic effect is negligible at moderate ion contents. Our results suggest that semicrystalline polymer is a valid system for practical polymer electrolytes design
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