Lithium Polymer Battery
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (16 June 2019) | Viewed by 749
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanographene; polymers; energy storage; optoelectronics
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Dear Colleagues,
Lithium polymer battery (LiPo) has been received a great deal of attention as high-performance energy storage devices due to its unique characteristics, such as high safety, low flammability, no leakage, and superior thermal stability. Polymer electrolytes in LiPo also offer several advantages over liquid electrolytes and inorganic solid electrolytes, such as improved safety features, excellent flexibility, and processability. In addition, LiPo is generally lightweight, robust, and flexible, which reduces the weight by more than 20 percent over the classic hard shell. Moreover, dendrite growth could be minimized or even suppressed in solvent-free LiPo under certain conditions, thus fundamentally solving the safety issues of Lithium-ion batteries.
The aim of this Special Issue is to cover the most recent progress in LiPo, with a particular focus on (but not limited to) polymer electrolytes, such as solid polymer electrolyte, gel polymer electrolyte, or hybrid composite electrolyte. Anode and cathode materials with potentials for LiPo are also to be collected in this issue. Original research articles and review papers related to LiPo or promising polymers for LiPo are welcome.
Dr. Hung-Ju Yen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Solid polymer electrolyte
- Gel polymer electrolyte
- Hybrid composite electrolyte
- Polymeric additive/binder
- New lithium salts for electrolyte
- Anode material
- Cathode material
