Multi-Li+ Coordination for Superior Room-Temperature Ionic Conductivity in PEO Solid Electrolytes.
Ion transport in poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) electrolytes is severely constrained by sluggish Li+ mobility arising from tight chelation of ether oxygens, and by insufficient lithium salt dissociation. Inspired by polycarboxylate ether (PCE) superplasticizers in cement, we demonstrate phosphonate-functionalized PCE (P-PC...