Gel Polymer Electrolytes Based On MMA With Ionic Liquids

Abstract

Gel polymer electrolytes are perspective electrolytes for new types of Li-ion batteries today. The properties respectively advantages of these gels can be used also in other fields of electrochemistry. Very promising combination can be electrochemically stable polymers and ionic liquids, which are substances that consist of an organic cation and an inorganic or organic anion, with a melting point below 100 °C. Main advantages of ionic liquids are high ionic conductivity, inflammability and excellent electrochemical stability. These ionic liquids may be suitable for new lithiumion batteries and supercapacitors, especially where the required higher thermal stability. In this paper, I will present fundamental characteristics of gel polymer electrolytes with ionic liquids.