Building Bulk and Interface Dual Fast Li+ Conducting Pathway in Composite Solid Polymer Electrolyte Membrane for All–Solid–State Lithium–Metal Batteries

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are considered a promising solution to the safety problems of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) using liquid electrolytes. However, the high crystallinity and low ionic conductivity hinder the practical application of SPEs. Herein, we design a composite solid polymer electrolyte with a dual fast Li + conducting pathway in bulk and interface by incorporating highly Li + conductive ceramic Li 6.4 Ga 0.2 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 (LGLZO) in polyethylene oxide (PEO)/Li–bis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (LiTFSI) system. Compared to Li 6.5 La 3 Zr 1.5 Ta 0.5 O 12 (LLZTO), LGLZO provides better Li + conductivity; therefore, a fast Li + conducting pathway will form in the bulk of LGLZO nanofillers. Besides, LGLZO nanofiller accelerates the dissociation of LiTFSI and benefits the transfer of free Li + through the SPEs near the LGLZO surface, forming another interface fast Li + conducting pathway in the SPEs. Benefits from the dual fast Li + pathway design, the composite electrolyte membrane with 15 wt % LGLZO nanoparticles presents a high ionic conductivity of 8.0×10 −4 S cm −1 at 60 °C. The Li−Li symmetric cells with optimized content LGLZO show good cycling stability (no short circuit even after 1000 h), and the all–solid Li/LiFePO 4 batteries exhibit excellent cycling performance (remained 154 mAh g −1 after 500 cycles at 0.2 C under 60 °C). Graphical The PEO–based composite solid electrolyte containing LGLZO particles has constructed fast Li + conduction dual channels at the interface between LGLZO blocks and LGLZO and PEO, and has excellent electrochemical performance. In addition, the safe, reliable and low–cost synthesis method provides a favorable pathway for the modification of solid–state polymer electrolytes.