Fig. 4: PCE enables improved interphasial and interfacial ion transport kinetics. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: PCE enables improved interphasial and interfacial ion transport kinetics.

From: A self-healing plastic ceramic electrolyte by an aprotic dynamic polymer network for lithium metal batteries

Fig. 4: PCE enables improved interphasial and interfacial ion transport kinetics.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

a–c 2D EXSY NMR of PCE at different mixing time of 1 ms, 5 ms and 100 ms. d Schematic illustration of the isotope exchange method for revealing the ion conduction pathway. e 6Li solid-state NMR spectra of the pristine PCE and the PCE cycled in 6Li-6Li symmetric cells. f EIS plots of SS|PCE|SS and SS|LATP|SS cells showing the grain boundary resistance at 30 °C. SS refers to stainless steel blocking electrodes. g Temperature-dependent ionic conductivity of PCE and the Arrhenius fitting in the form of \(\sigma=A{{e}^{-}}^{\frac{{E}_{a}}{{kT}}}\). h Evolution of EIS plots for Li0|PCE|Li0 cell when cycling at 0.2 mA/cm2 at 50 °C. Inset is the evolution of EIS plots for Li0|LATP|Li0 cell when cycling at 0.05 mA/cm2 at 50 °C. i SEM images showing the surface morphology of Li0 deposits after discharging a Li0|PCE|Cu cell at 0.2 mA/cm2 and 22 °C. j Voltage-time profile and EIS plot evolution (inserted figure) when continuously discharging a Li0|PCE|Li0 cell at 0.2 mA/cm2 and 50 °C for 30 h.

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