Abstract
Gel polymer electrolytes(GPEs)effectively combine the advantages of high ionic conductivity and re-duce the risk of leakage associated with liquid.In this study,a chemically cross-linked gel polymer electrolyte was prepared by in-situ polymerization using polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA)as a ma-trix and neopentyl glycol diacrylate(NPGDA)as cross-linking agent.The cross-linked structure of the GPE was preliminarily investigated,as well as the influence of the degree of cross-linking on its phys-ical properties.The GPE exhibited a superior conductivity of 1.391 mS cm-1 at 25 ℃.Herein,the Li|GPE|LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cell has an excellent capacity retention rate of 80.7%after 150 cycles at 0.5 C in addition to a high discharge specific capacity of 203 mAh g-1.The structure of the cathode ma-terial is shielded from the production of byproducts during the charging and discharging of lithium-ion batteries by the cross-linked PMMA GPE.