Starch Acetate Grafted to MXene Composite Surpasses Room Temperature Liquid Electrolyte Performance for All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Abstract A groundbreaking solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) design is reported that outperforms traditional liquid electrolytes in both performance and safety, while being environmentally benign. By leveraging click chemistry, starch acetate (SA) is integrated, a natural polymer itself capable of supp...

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Main Authors: Saeed Hadad, Mahtab Hamrahjoo, Homayun Khezraqa, Marzieh Golshan, Zhaohui Wang, Mehdi Salami‐Kalajahi
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Published: Wiley 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202503285
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author Saeed Hadad
Mahtab Hamrahjoo
Homayun Khezraqa
Marzieh Golshan
Zhaohui Wang
Mehdi Salami‐Kalajahi
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description Abstract A groundbreaking solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) design is reported that outperforms traditional liquid electrolytes in both performance and safety, while being environmentally benign. By leveraging click chemistry, starch acetate (SA) is integrated, a natural polymer itself capable of supporting superionic conductivity, with MXene quantum dots (MX‐QDs). While the composite electrolyte is electrically insulating, the electrical conductivity of the MXene stabilizes the anionic species while also acting as a filler to boost mechanical properties. The optimized SPE composition, comprising 30 wt.% MX‐QDs, exhibits exceptional electrochemical characteristics: ionic conductivity of 14.8 mS cm−1, lithium cation transfer number of 0.91, and an electrochemical stability window of up to 5.2 V. Notably, this SPE demonstrates seamless compatibility with lithium metal anodes, enabling a solid‐state battery that retains 90% capacity over 1000 charge–discharge cycles. This innovative SPE design paves the way for the widespread adoption of solid‐state batteries in electric vehicles.
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spelling doaj-art-1e272a3abd3b43b9b180ce74af89eb362025-08-20T03:41:08ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442025-08-011229n/an/a10.1002/advs.202503285Starch Acetate Grafted to MXene Composite Surpasses Room Temperature Liquid Electrolyte Performance for All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion BatteriesSaeed Hadad0Mahtab Hamrahjoo1Homayun Khezraqa2Marzieh Golshan3Zhaohui Wang4Mehdi Salami‐Kalajahi5Faculty of Polymer Engineering Sahand University of Technology P.O. Box 51335‐1996 Tabriz IranFaculty of Polymer Engineering Sahand University of Technology P.O. Box 51335‐1996 Tabriz IranFaculty of Polymer Engineering Sahand University of Technology P.O. Box 51335‐1996 Tabriz IranFaculty of Polymer Engineering Sahand University of Technology P.O. Box 51335‐1996 Tabriz IranCollege of Materials Science and Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 ChinaFaculty of Polymer Engineering Sahand University of Technology P.O. Box 51335‐1996 Tabriz IranAbstract A groundbreaking solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) design is reported that outperforms traditional liquid electrolytes in both performance and safety, while being environmentally benign. By leveraging click chemistry, starch acetate (SA) is integrated, a natural polymer itself capable of supporting superionic conductivity, with MXene quantum dots (MX‐QDs). While the composite electrolyte is electrically insulating, the electrical conductivity of the MXene stabilizes the anionic species while also acting as a filler to boost mechanical properties. The optimized SPE composition, comprising 30 wt.% MX‐QDs, exhibits exceptional electrochemical characteristics: ionic conductivity of 14.8 mS cm−1, lithium cation transfer number of 0.91, and an electrochemical stability window of up to 5.2 V. Notably, this SPE demonstrates seamless compatibility with lithium metal anodes, enabling a solid‐state battery that retains 90% capacity over 1000 charge–discharge cycles. This innovative SPE design paves the way for the widespread adoption of solid‐state batteries in electric vehicles.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202503285all‐solid‐state lithium‐ion‐batteriesclick chemistryMXene quantum dotsnatural polymerssolid polymer electrolytesstarch acetate
spellingShingle Saeed Hadad
Mahtab Hamrahjoo
Homayun Khezraqa
Marzieh Golshan
Zhaohui Wang
Mehdi Salami‐Kalajahi
Starch Acetate Grafted to MXene Composite Surpasses Room Temperature Liquid Electrolyte Performance for All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion Batteries
Advanced Science
all‐solid‐state lithium‐ion‐batteries
click chemistry
MXene quantum dots
natural polymers
solid polymer electrolytes
starch acetate
title Starch Acetate Grafted to MXene Composite Surpasses Room Temperature Liquid Electrolyte Performance for All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion Batteries
title_full Starch Acetate Grafted to MXene Composite Surpasses Room Temperature Liquid Electrolyte Performance for All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion Batteries
title_fullStr Starch Acetate Grafted to MXene Composite Surpasses Room Temperature Liquid Electrolyte Performance for All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion Batteries
title_full_unstemmed Starch Acetate Grafted to MXene Composite Surpasses Room Temperature Liquid Electrolyte Performance for All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion Batteries
title_short Starch Acetate Grafted to MXene Composite Surpasses Room Temperature Liquid Electrolyte Performance for All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion Batteries
title_sort starch acetate grafted to mxene composite surpasses room temperature liquid electrolyte performance for all solid state lithium ion batteries
topic all‐solid‐state lithium‐ion‐batteries
click chemistry
MXene quantum dots
natural polymers
solid polymer electrolytes
starch acetate
url https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202503285
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