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A novel gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) based on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with reliable electrochemical performance, mechanical robustness and safety features is prepared by a casting method. The physical, electrochemical and thermal properties of the casting membrane are characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscope (AFM), thermal gravimetric analysis (TG), alternating-current (AC) impedance and charge–discharge techniques. The resulting polymer membrane shows a high ionic conductivity of 1.19 × 10 −3 S/cm with 45.5 wt% of ionic liquid (IL) content while the cell assembled with PVdF/PVA/IL electrolyte delivers better electrochemical stability and higher discharge capacity than that without IL, and the thermal stability is obtained compared to conventional liquid electrolytes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, we prepared a kind of composite solid polymer electrolyte (CSPE) based on montmorillonite (MMT) nano-clay fillers, lithium-bis(trifluoromethanelsulfonyl) (LiTFSI), polyvinylidenedifluoride (PVDF) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) copolymer by the casting method. Effect of the montmorillonite on ionic conductivity and electrochemical properties of the polymer electrolyte was demonstrated. The result CSPE obtained a higher ionic conductivity up to 4.31 × 10 −4 S cm −1 at room temperature when 4.0 wt% MMT was contained, and the maximum lithium ions transference number of 0.40 was achieved. Electrochemical performance of the polymer solid electrolyte was evaluated in Li/polymer electrolyte/LiFePO 4 coin cell. Good performance with low capacity fading on charge–discharge cycling was achieved, indicating the potential application of the as-prepared CSPE in lithium ion batteries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]