Cycling characteristics of lithium powder polymer batteries assembled with composite gel polymer electrolytes and lithium powder anode

Novel composite gel polymer electrolytes exhibiting high ionic conductivity and good mechanical stability are prepared, and their electrochemical properties are characterized. As lithium ion sources of a single ion conductor, the core-shell structured SiO₂(Li⁺) nanoparticles with uniform spherical shape are synthesized and used as functional fillers in the composite gel polymer electrolytes. By using the composite gel polymer electrolytes, the lithium powder polymer batteries composed of a lithium powder anode and a layered lithium vanadate (LiV₃O₈) cathode are assembled and their cycling performance is evaluated. The resulting lithium powder polymer batteries deliver a high discharge capacity of 264 mAh g ^-1 at room temperature and exhibit good capacity retention even at high current rates. The morphological analysis of the lithium powder anode reveals that the dendrite growth during cycling can be effectively suppressed by using the composite gel polymer electrolytes. Composite gel polymer electrolytes exhibiting high ionic conductivity and good mechanical stability are prepared and characterized. Core-shell structured SiO₂(Li ⁺) nanoparticles of uniform spherical shape are used as functional fillers in the composite gel polymer electrolytes. Lithium powder polymer batteries composed of a lithium powder anode and a LiV₃O₈ cathode deliver a high discharge capacity and exhibit good capacity retention.