Nanostructured block polymer electrolytes: tailoring self-assembly to unlock the potential in lithium-ion batteries

PM Ketkar, TH Epps III - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Ion-containing solid block polymer (BP) electrolytes can self-assemble into
microphase-separated domains to facilitate the independent optimization of ion conduction …

Styrene-based poly (ethylene oxide) side-chain block copolymers as solid polymer electrolytes for high-voltage lithium-metal batteries

AJ Butzelaar, P Roring, TP Mach… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report the design of styrene-based poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) side-chain block
copolymers featuring a microphase separation and their application as solid polymer …

Organizing thermodynamic data obtained from multicomponent polymer electrolytes: Salt‐containing polymer blends and block copolymers

WS Loo, NP Balsara - Journal of Polymer Science Part B …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this review is to organize literature data on the thermodynamic properties of
salt‐containing polystyrene/poly (ethylene oxide)(PS/PEO) blends and polystyrene‐b‐poly …

Ion conductivity and correlations in model salt-doped polymers: Effects of interaction strength and concentration

KH Shen, LM Hall - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Correlated anion and cation motion can significantly reduce the overall ion conductivity in
electrolytes versus the ideal conductivity calculated based on the diffusion constants alone …

Measurement of three transport coefficients and the thermodynamic factor in block copolymer electrolytes with different morphologies

MD Galluzzo, WS Loo, AA Wang, A Walton… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The design and engineering of composite materials is one strategy to satisfy the materials
needs of systems with multiple orthogonal property requirements. In the case of …

Phase behavior of mixtures of block copolymers and a lithium salt

WS Loo, MD Galluzzo, X Li, JA Maslyn… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We present experimental results on the phase behavior of block copolymer/salt mixtures
over a wide range of copolymer compositions, molecular weights, and salt concentrations …

Intrinsic ion transport properties of block copolymer electrolytes

D Sharon, P Bennington, M Dolejsi, MA Webb… - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Knowledge of intrinsic properties is of central importance for materials design and assessing
suitability for specific applications. Self-assembling block copolymer electrolytes (BCEs) are …

Charging toward improved lithium-ion polymer electrolytes: exploiting synergistic experimental and computational approaches to facilitate materials design

PM Ketkar, KH Shen, LM Hall, TH Epps - Molecular Systems Design & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Ion-conducting polymer electrolytes are attractive materials for all-solid-state lithium-ion
batteries (LiBs) as a result of their potential to improve performance, mitigate safety …

Structure and properties of bicontinuous microemulsions from salt-doped ternary polymer blends

S **e, DJ Meyer, E Wang, FS Bates, TP Lodge - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
We have systematically examined the phase behavior of lithium salt-doped A/B/AB ternary
polymer blends composed of low-molar-mass poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) and polystyrene …

Self-Assembly of Partially Charged Diblock Copolymer-Homopolymer Ternary Blends

C Zheng, B Zhang, FS Bates, TP Lodge - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ternary blends comprising a diblock copolymer and the corresponding homopolymers
provide ready access to a variety of morphologies, but the impact of charge on their phase …