FUNCTIONALIZED METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPRISING THE SAME

It is provided a functionalized metal oxide nanoparticle which is a metal oxide nanoparticle having pendant polymer brushes that are anchored to themetal oxide nanoparticle through an organosilane moiety and a process for the preparation thereof. It is also provided asolid electrolyte comprising the mentioned functionalized metal oxide nanoparticle, a lithium salt and an ionic conductive polymer matrix; and alithium battery comprising the mentioned solid electrolyte; and a positive electrode comprising an ionic conductive binder comprising the mentioned functionalized metal oxide nanoparticledispersed intoan ionic conductive polymer matrix. 提供了一种官能化金属氧化物纳米颗粒及其制备方法，所述金属氧化物纳米颗粒是具有通过有机硅烷部分锚定到金属氧化物纳米颗粒上的悬挂式聚合物刷的金属氧化物纳米颗粒。还提供了一种固体电解质，所述固体电解质包含所述的官能化金属氧化物纳米颗粒、锂盐和离子导电聚合物基质；以及一种包括离子导电粘合剂的正极，所述离子导电粘合剂包含分散在离子导电聚合物基质中的所述官能化金属氧化物纳米颗粒。