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A novel polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) composite polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based porous structure gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) is prepared by phase inversion method. The POSS additive filler is firstly obtained in the dehydration condensation reaction of vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS) and 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS). The composition and structure of synthetic POSS and the prepared POSS composite PAN-based GPEs are investigated. It is found that compared with pure PAN-based GPE, the POSS composite PAN-based GPE with 8 wt.% POSS presents the homogeneous pore distribution and abundant electrolyte uptake (540.4 wt.%), which endows GPE-8% with the excellent comprehensive performances: the highest ionic conductivity of 2.62 × 10−3 S cm−1 at room temperature, the higher lithium ion transference number of 0.38, the good compatibility with lithium anode, and the higher electrochemical stability window of 5.7 V (vs. Li/Li+). At 0.2 C, the GPE-8%-based lithium ion battery produces a satisfactory discharge capacity of 140 mAh g−1.
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Liu, B., Huang, Y., Cao, H. et al. A novel polyacrylonitrile-based porous structure gel polymer electrolyte composited by incorporating polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane by phase inversion method. J Solid State Electrochem 22, 1771–1783 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3877-8
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