Preparation and properties of a novel green solid polymer electrolyte for all-solid-state lithium battery

Solid polymer electrolyte (SPE)-based lithium batteries have easy processing and safety for energy vehicles and storage. However, the preparation process of SPEs mostly used a lot of organic solvents, which will threaten human living space and body health. Herein, a novel green solid polymer electrolyte (ionic liquid type waterborne polyurethane, IWPUS) without no organic solvents was prepared from hybrids of ionic liquid-based waterborne polyurethane (IWPU) and LiClO4. The structure and properties of IWPUS were investigated by IR, SEM, XRD, TGA, ion conductivity test. The results showed that Li+ of LiClO4 could coordinate with -C(sic)O- and -C-O-C- in the polyurethane matrix. LiClO4 had been well dispersed in IWPU. The conductivity of IWPUS increased with the increase of LiClO4 content. The higher conductivity of IWPUS with 20% LiClO4 at 80 degrees C was 1.8 x 10(-4) s center dot cm(-1). IWPUS based on ionic liquid-based waterborne polyurethane would be promised to become an environmentally friendly candidate for all solid-state lithium ion batteries.