Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries

Abstract

The rapid growth of the miniature electronic and computer-related industries has caused great demand for smaller and lighter batteries with high energy, power, and safety characteristics [1-3]. In the last two decades, many advances have been made in battery technology, both through continued improvement of specific electrochemical systems and through the development and introduction of new battery chemistries. Nevertheless, there is still no one "ideal" battery that gives optimum performance under all operating conditions. Similarly, there is no one separator that can be considered "ideal" for all battery chemistries and geometries.