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Cycling performance of lithium metal polymer cells assembled with ionic liquid and poly(3-methyl thiophene)/carbon nanotube composite cathode
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posted on 2008-05-15, 00:00 authored by D W Kim, S Sivakkumar, D MacFarlane, Maria ForsythMaria Forsyth, Y K SunA poly(3-methylthiophene) (PMT)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) composite is synthesized by in situ chemical polymerization. The PMT/CNT composite is used as an active cathode material in lithium metal polymer cells assembled with ionic liquid (IL) electrolytes. The IL electrolyte consists of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMIBF4) and LiBF4. A small amount of vinylene carbonate is added to the IL electrolyte to prevent the reductive decomposition of the imidazolium cation in EMIBF4. A porous poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (P(VdF-co-HFP)) film is used as a polymer membrane for assembling the cells. Electrochemical properties of the PMT/CNT composite electrode in the IL electrolyte are evaluated and the effect of vinylene carbonate on the cycling performance of the lithium metal polymer cells is investigated. The cells assembled with a non-flammable IL electrolyte and a PMT/CNT composite cathode are promising candidates for high-voltage–power sources with enhanced safety.
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Journal of power sourcesVolume
180Issue
1Pagination
591 - 596Publisher
Elsevier SALocation
SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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0378-7753eISSN
1873-2755Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2008, Published by Elsevier B.V.Usage metrics
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Carbon nanotubeConducting polymerIonic liquidLithium metal polymer cellPoly(3-methylthiophene)SafetyScience & TechnologyPhysical SciencesTechnologyChemistry, PhysicalElectrochemistryEnergy & FuelsMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryChemistryMaterials ScienceTEMPERATURE MOLTEN-SALTELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCERECHARGEABLE BATTERIESELECTROLYTE-SOLUTIONSSECONDARY BATTERIESVINYLENE CARBONATENEGATIVE ELECTRODELIPOLYTHIOPHENEPOLYANILINE
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