The United States has successfully developed a highly conductive hybrid electrolyte

Recently, Nitash Balsara, a scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the U.
S.
Department of Energy, and Joseph DeSimone of the University of North Carolina jointly developed a highly conductive hybrid electrolyte that combines polymer and glass
.
Balsara said the electrolyte is compatible and can be deformed to remain in contact
with the electrodes as the battery is cycled.
This solid electrolyte also has unprecedented room temperature conductivity
.

The electrolyte carries the charge between the cathode and anode of the battery, and most commercial batteries use
electrolytes.
Researchers are working to develop a battery that uses all solid components that performs better, lasts longer and is safer
.
This glass-polymer mixes the electrolyte, takes the glass particles, attaches the perfluoropolyether chain to the surface of the glass particles, adds salt, and then makes a film
from these components.
By adjusting the ratio of polymer to glass, this results in a highly compatible electrolyte with high conductivity and excellent electrochemical stability
at room temperature.

Further experiments showed that the hybrid electrolyte is very suitable for sulfur cathodes, low operating voltage, high power generation and low
price.
In addition, unlike lithium-sulfur batteries with traditional liquid electrolytes, this glass-polymer hybrid electrolyte is insoluble
.
The researchers said the research work will open an unknown path for mixing solid electrolytes and will solve the current challenges
of lithium batteries.
The Department of Energy's Office of Science funds
this research.