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Artistic representation of a helical peptide polymer electrolyte with the macrodipole indicated by an arrow with positive and negative charges. Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Researchers have explored solid-state electrolytes for decades as potential components in energy storage systems, particularly for developing solid-state batteries. These materials are safer alternatives to the traditional liquid electrolyte—a solution that allows ions to move within the cell—used in batteries today. However, new concepts are needed to push the performance of current solid polymer electrolytes to be viable for next-generation materials.
Evans adds, “These polymers are much more stable than typical polymers—the helix is a very robust structure. You can go to high temperatures or voltages compared to random coil polymers, and it doesn’t degrade or lose the helix. We don’t see any evidence that the polymer breaks down before we want it to.”
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