Poly(acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate) based microporous gel electrolyte for Li-ion battery

Preparation and performance of poly(acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate) based microporous gel electrolyte for Li-ion batteries were studied. The poly(acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate (P(AMMA)) was synthesized by suspension polymerization, and poly(acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate) microporous polymer membrane with 0.03 similar to 0.1 mm was prepared by phase inversion technique. The gel electrolyte was obtained by putting the P(AMMA) microporous polymer membrane in a liquid electrolyte, which was a solution of 1.0 M LiPF6 dissolved in a 1:1 (v/v) mixture of ethylene carbonate (EC) and diethylene carbonate (DEC, and heated at 60 degrees C for 2 hours. The microporous gel electrolyte gelled with 325 wt.% of liquid electrolyte vs. the dried membrane presented an ionic conductivity of 7.52 x 10(4) S/cm at 25 degrees C. The coin test battery with the microporous gel electrolyte showed a good cycling performance. The discharge capacity retention was above 88% at 0.1 C rate at the 50th cycle.