journal article·2026-07Open access

Artificial Crystalline‐Amorphous Architecture Enables Continuous Ion Transport in Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)‐Based Solid‐State Electrolytes

Yue‐Ming Chen, Min Zuo, Hanghua Wu, Ke‐Hao Ma, Mo‐Wei Weng, Ke‐Wen Tao, Jia‐Yi Yin, Bao‐Hui Ren, Bing Du, Yan‐Fei Huang, Ding‐Xiang Yan, Zhong‐Ming Li

Small· Volume 22· Issue 38

Abstract

ABSTRACT Solid‐state polymer electrolytes (SPEs) hold promises for next‐generation batteries but are hindered by low ionic conductivities. This issue stems from crystalline regions that block long‐range ion transport in amorphous phases, while fully amorphous polymers are mechanically unstable. Here we design an “artificial crystalline‐amorphous” architecture that converts the isolated amorphous conduction zones into continuous, long‐range pathways. This is achieved by infiltrating a fully amorphous poly (vinylidene fluoride‑co‑chlorotrifluoroethylene) (PVT) into an oriented electrospun fibrous framework of polar semi‑crystalline PVT. The framework serves as an “artificial crystalline phase,” offering robust mechanical support and facilitating lithium‑salt dissociation. Simultaneously, the amorphous phase utilizes this microscale network to enable long‐range ion conduction. The resulting SPEs exhibit an extremely high ionic conductivity of 1.23 mS cm −1 at 25°C, outperforming most reported all‐polymeric‐SPEs (10 −7 ∼ 10 −5 S/cm). Li//Li symmetric cells demonstrate stable cycling over 1300 h at 0.2 mA cm −2 , in clear contrast to 60 h for the controlled cell. Furthermore, assembled high‐voltage Ni 0.8 Co 0.1 Mn 0.1 O 2 (NCM811)//Li full cells also deliver a stable cycling performance at 25°C. This work opens a new route for improving ion transport efficiency by constructing an artificial crystalline‐amorphous structure.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies · Advancements in Battery Materials · Fiber-reinforced polymer composites

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Affiliations

School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Robotic Satellite Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Spatial Mechanism and Intelligent Spacecraft Ministry of Education Sichuan University Chengdu P. R. China

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials Service Safety Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen P. R. China

College of Polymer Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials Sichuan University Chengdu P. R. China

Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province

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