Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)-Wrapped LiFePO4 Microspheres as Highly Stable Dual Functional Cathode for Solid-State Lithium Batteries

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  • Taoran Li
  • Frederik Bettels
  • Zhihua Lin
  • Sreeja K. Satheesh
  • Chaofeng Zhang
  • Yuping Liu
  • Fei Ding
  • Lin Zhang

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  • Anhui University
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  • Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology (CIGIT)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummere202500358
FachzeitschriftAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research
Jahrgang7
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 23 Feb. 2026

Abstract

Solid polymer electrolytes hold great promise for achieving improved processability and safety in solid-state lithium-ion batteries (LIBs); however, several inherent challenges arise from the use of polymers. One critical issue is the ultrahigh interfacial resistance between the cathode and electrolyte, which has emerged as a main research focus in recent years. In this study, a dual functional cathode (DFC) is developed by uniformly dispersing the cathode material (LiFePO4) into the polymer electrolyte poly(vinylidenfluorid-co-hexafluorpropylene):lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, resulting in a conformable lamella structure with embedded microspheres. Simultaneous enhancement of the interfacial contact and the ion transport efficiency is observed. Solid-state LIBs incorporating the proposed DFC demonstrate exceptional electrochemical performance at room temperature, exhibiting a high discharge capacity of 138 mAh g−1 at 1 C, along with an impressive capacity retention of over 80% after 250 cycles, all while preserving the intricate spherical structure. The discharge capacity reaches 98 mAh g−1 even at a high rate of 5 C. At an elevated temperature of 60 °C, a capacity retention of 80% is obtained after 500 cycles. Therefore, this work provides a simple but effective design concept for improving interfacial compatibility between the cathodes and polymer electrodes in solid-state LIBs.

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Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)-Wrapped LiFePO4 Microspheres as Highly Stable Dual Functional Cathode for Solid-State Lithium Batteries. / Li, Taoran; Bettels, Frederik; Lin, Zhihua et al.
in: Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, Jahrgang 7, Nr. 2, e202500358, 23.02.2026.

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Li, T, Bettels, F, Lin, Z, Satheesh, SK, Zhang, C, Liu, Y, Ding, F & Zhang, L 2026, 'Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)-Wrapped LiFePO4 Microspheres as Highly Stable Dual Functional Cathode for Solid-State Lithium Batteries', Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, Jg. 7, Nr. 2, e202500358. https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500358
Li, T., Bettels, F., Lin, Z., Satheesh, S. K., Zhang, C., Liu, Y., Ding, F., & Zhang, L. (2026). Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)-Wrapped LiFePO4 Microspheres as Highly Stable Dual Functional Cathode for Solid-State Lithium Batteries. Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 7(2), Artikel e202500358. https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202500358
Li T, Bettels F, Lin Z, Satheesh SK, Zhang C, Liu Y et al. Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)-Wrapped LiFePO4 Microspheres as Highly Stable Dual Functional Cathode for Solid-State Lithium Batteries. Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research. 2026 Feb 23;7(2):e202500358. doi: 10.1002/aesr.202500358
Li, Taoran ; Bettels, Frederik ; Lin, Zhihua et al. / Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)-Wrapped LiFePO4 Microspheres as Highly Stable Dual Functional Cathode for Solid-State Lithium Batteries. in: Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research. 2026 ; Jahrgang 7, Nr. 2.
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