title: Thin and flexible solid-state organic ionic plastic crystal-polymer nanofibre composite electrolytes for device applications.
abstract: All solid-state organic ionic plastic crystal-polymer nanofibre composite electrolytes are described for the first time. The new composite materials exhibit enhanced conductivity, excellent thermal, mechanical and electrochemical stability and allow the production of optically transparent, free-standing, flexible, thin film electrolytes (10's μms thick) for application in electrochemical devices. Stable cycling of a lithium cell incorporating the new composite electrolyte is demonstrated, including cycling at lower temperatures than previously possible with the pure material.
authors.affiliation: ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES), Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), Deakin University, Melbourne Campus at Burwood, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia. Patrick.Howlett@deakin.edu.au
authors.forename: Patrick C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Howlett
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ponzio
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Liyu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Nahid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iranipour
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Efthimiadis