Preparation and characterization of a novel composite microporous polymer electrolyte for Li-ion batteries

A novel composite microporous polymer electrolyte composed of poly（vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene） （PVdF-HFP） and mesoporous SBA-15 was prepared. The composite solid polymer electrolyte （CSPE） exhibits ionic conductivity as high as 0.30 mS·cm^-1 with a composition of SBA-15 ： PVdF-HFP=3 ： 8 at room temperature. Infrared transmission spectroscopic results suggested that the mechanism of micropore formation is similar to that of the phase inversion. X-ray diffraction （XRD） results demonstrated that the addition of SBA-15 inhibits the crystallization of PVdF-HFP, while the SBA-15 preserves well its ordered mesoporous structure during the course of preparation. The Li/CSPE/MCF of half-cell was assembled, and it showed a good electrochemical and cyclability performance during charge-discharge cycles.