Fabrication and Electrochemical Characterization of PAMS-based Gel-polymer Lithium Batteries

An admixture of acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, styrene and commercial liquid electrolyte (LB302, 1 mol/L solution of LiPF6 in 1∶1 EC/DEC) was enclosed in CR2032 cells. The assembled cells were then γ-ray irradiated using configurations of LiNi0.8Co0.2O2/Li half cells. Through this in-situ irradiation polymerization process, rechargeable lithium cells with poly(acrylonitrile-co-methyl methacrylate-co-styrene) (PAMS) were obtained based gel polymer electrolytes. The structure and thermal stability of PAMS were characterized by FTIR and DSC analyses. The electrochemical properties and chargedischarge performance of PAMS-based gel-polymer lithium cells were evaluated by AC impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry and gavanostatic battery cycling. The results indicate that the in-situ gama-ray irradiation approach is convenient to prepare gel-polymer lithium cells with good charge-discharge performance.