Nowadays, solid polymer electrolytes have attracted increasing attention for their wide electrochemical stability window, low cost, excellent processability, flexibility and low interfacial impedance. Specifically, gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) are attractive substitutes for liquid ones due to their high ionic conductivity (10^-3–10^-2 S cm^-1) at room temperature and solid-like dimensional stability with excellent flexibility. These characteristics make GPEs promising materials for electrochemical device applications, i.e., high-energy-density rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors, electrochromic displays, sensors, and actuators. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the viability of a sustainable GPE, prepared without using organic solvents or ionic liquids and with a simplified preparation route, that can substitute aqueous electrolytes in electrochemical devices operating at low voltages (up to 2 V). A polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based GPE has been cast from an aqueous solution and characterized with physicochemical and electrochemical methods. Its electrochemical stability has been assessed with capacitive electrodes in a supercapacitor configuration, and its good ionic conductivity and stability in the atmosphere in terms of water loss have been demonstrated. The feasibility of GPE in an electrochemical sensor configuration with a mediator embedded in an insulating polymer matrix (ferrocene/polyvinylidene difluoride system) has also been reported.

Tombolesi, S., Zanieri, N., Bargnesi, L., Mernini, M., Lacarbonara, G., Arbizzani, C. (2023). A Sustainable Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Solid-State Electrochemical Devices. POLYMERS, 15, 1-14 [10.3390/polym15143087].

A Sustainable Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Solid-State Electrochemical Devices

Tombolesi, Serena
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Bargnesi, Luca;Mernini, Martina;Lacarbonara, Giampaolo
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Arbizzani, Catia
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2023

Abstract

Nowadays, solid polymer electrolytes have attracted increasing attention for their wide electrochemical stability window, low cost, excellent processability, flexibility and low interfacial impedance. Specifically, gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) are attractive substitutes for liquid ones due to their high ionic conductivity (10^-3–10^-2 S cm^-1) at room temperature and solid-like dimensional stability with excellent flexibility. These characteristics make GPEs promising materials for electrochemical device applications, i.e., high-energy-density rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors, electrochromic displays, sensors, and actuators. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the viability of a sustainable GPE, prepared without using organic solvents or ionic liquids and with a simplified preparation route, that can substitute aqueous electrolytes in electrochemical devices operating at low voltages (up to 2 V). A polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based GPE has been cast from an aqueous solution and characterized with physicochemical and electrochemical methods. Its electrochemical stability has been assessed with capacitive electrodes in a supercapacitor configuration, and its good ionic conductivity and stability in the atmosphere in terms of water loss have been demonstrated. The feasibility of GPE in an electrochemical sensor configuration with a mediator embedded in an insulating polymer matrix (ferrocene/polyvinylidene difluoride system) has also been reported.
2023
Tombolesi, S., Zanieri, N., Bargnesi, L., Mernini, M., Lacarbonara, G., Arbizzani, C. (2023). A Sustainable Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Solid-State Electrochemical Devices. POLYMERS, 15, 1-14 [10.3390/polym15143087].
Tombolesi, Serena; Zanieri, Niccolò; Bargnesi, Luca; Mernini, Martina; Lacarbonara, Giampaolo; Arbizzani, Catia
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