In this research, the in situ formation of poly(vinylpyrrolidone based gel polymer electrolyte (PVP-GPE) inside LIB cell was studied by quicker and more efficient electron beam irradiation. For this purpose, a radiation sensitive GPE precursor solutio...
In this research, the in situ formation of poly(vinylpyrrolidone based gel polymer electrolyte (PVP-GPE) inside LIB cell was studied by quicker and more efficient electron beam irradiation. For this purpose, a radiation sensitive GPE precursor solution was prepared by mixing VP as a monomer, PD as a crosslinker with a commercial liquid electrolyte, and gel behavior and electrochemical characterization were performed at various irradiation doses. The analytical results revealed that PVP-GPE was created by EB irradiation at the absorbed dose of 1 kGy (corresponding to th e irradiation duration of 3 seconds). The PVP-GPE-1 exhibited a gel fraction of 97%, good thermal stability, good electrochemical stable voltage window (2.0 ~ 4.7 V), and good ion conductivity. As a result, the in situ formation of PVP-GPE-1-based coin-type LIB cell showed the initial discharge capacity of 133 mAh/g, and its capacity retention at the cycle number of 50 was 69%, quite comparable to that with a liquid electrolyte (135 mAh/g and 72%).