Composite polymer electrolytes with ionic liquid grafted-Laponite for dendrite-free all-solid-state lithium metal batteries

Composite polymer electrolytes (CPEs) with high ionic conductivity and favorable electrolyte/electrode interfacial compatibility are promising alternatives to liquid electrolytes. However, severe parasitic reactions in the Li/electrolyte interface and the air-unstable inorganic fillers have hindered their industrial applications. Herein, surface-edge opposite charged Laponite (LAP) multilayer particles with high air stability were grafted with imidazole ionic liquid (IL-TFSI) to enhance the thermal, mechanical, and electrochemical performances of polyethylene oxide (PEO)-based CPEs. The electrostatic repulsion between multilayers of LAP-IL-TFSI enables them to be easily penetrated by PEO segments, resulting in a pronounced amorphous region in the PEO matrix. Therefore, the CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI exhibits a high ionic conductivity of 1.5 × 10−3 S cm−1 and a high lithium-ion transference number of 0.53. Moreover, LAP-IL-TFSI ameliorates the chemistry of the solid electrolyte interphase, significantly suppressing the growth of lithium dendrites and extending the cycling life of symmetric Li cells to over 1000 h. As a result, the LiFePO4||CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI||Li cell delivers an outstanding capacity retention of 80% after 500 cycles at 2C at 60 °C. CPE-LAP-IL-TFSI also shows good compatibility with high-voltage LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cathodes.


Introduction
All-solid-state lithium metal batteries (ASSLMBs) paired with lithium (Li) metal and high-voltage cathodes are believed to be competitive alternatives to lithium-ion batteries due to their ability to fulll the accelerating demand for energy density and safety in future energy storage devices. [1][2][3][4] The employment of solid-state electrolytes enables ASSLMBs to circumvent safety issues brought by volatilizable, combustible, and labile liquid electrolytes. [5][6][7] Among different kinds of solid-state electrolytes, composite polymer electrolytes (CPEs) composed of inorganic ller and polymer matrix stand out. CPEs enable the reconciliation of both the high ionic conductivity of the inorganic solidstate electrolyte and the good electrolyte/electrode interfacial compatibility of the polymer electrolyte. [8][9][10][11] However, the Li/ electrolyte interface is susceptible to detrimental parasitic reactions due to the strong reducibility of Li. Polyethylene oxide (PEO)-based CPEs, which have poor electrochemical stability, are particularly vulnerable to these harmful reactions. 12,13 Therefore, the unsatisfactory cyclability or even short circuit resulting from the unstable Li/electrolyte interface greatly shortens the lifespan and safety of PEO-based ASSLMBs, posing a critical challenge that needs to be solved.
Incorporating inorganic llers with favorable ionic conductivity into the polymer matrix to fabricate mechanically strong CPEs has proven promising results in enhancing lithium-ion (Li + ) migration and mitigating adverse interfacial reactions. [14][15][16][17] For instance, the ionic conductivity of PEO (<10 −6 S cm −1 ) could be enhanced to 10 −4 S cm −1 at room temperature by introducing various materials, such as inert ceramics, [18][19][20] carbon nanomaterials, 21,22 metal-organic-frameworks, 23,24 micro-/submicro-particle, 25 and fast-ion-conductive inorganics (garnet-type, sulde-type, NASICON-type, perovskite-type). [26][27][28][29] In addition, dendrite-mitigated cycling could also be realized over thousands of hours. 30 Furthermore, surface modication of inorganic materials with organic molecules has also been reported to reduce the surface energy of functional llers and improve their compatibility with the PEO matrix. 31 Specically, various small organic molecules, such as ionic liquids, 32 tolylene-2,4-diisocyanate, 33 and ether oligomers, 34 have been employed as modiers, serving as plasticizers to reduce the crystallinity of the PEO matrix through intermolecular interactions. Moreover, certain modiers, such as polymerized 1,3-dioxolane with a similar structure to PEO, can act as an additional pathway for Li + , thereby increasing the ionic conductivity. However, some inorganic llers are suffering from the corrosion of moisture and carbon dioxide due to their high surface reactivity. 35 This corrosion can largely decrease their conductivity, degrade their interfacial contact with the polymer matrix, and increase their storage costs. These challenges need to be addressed for practical applications of the CPEs.
Laponite (LAP, Na 0.7 Si 8 Mg 5.5 Li 0.3 O 20 (OH) 4 ) is a synthetic clay mineral, consisting of layered discs with an average size of 25 nm and a thickness of 1 nm. 36 When dispersed in an aqueous medium, the sodium ions residing in the interparticle gallery can dissociate and render the faces of LAP discs with a permanent negative charge. Driven by face-to-face repulsive interactions, the multilayer LAP discs can easily separate and generate interlayer gaps, which is conducive to the penetration of polymer chains. Additionally, the edges of LAP layers are surrounded by positively charged hydrous oxides of magnesium and silica, which would promote the reunion of the layers through edge-to-face attractive interactions. 37 Moreover, LAP has been reported to possess high Li + conductivity and thermal stability. 38 Combined with its strong chemical stability during air storage, LAP is therefore a promising inorganic ller for PEO-based CPEs.
Herein, we present a producible strategy for fabricating a composite polymer electrolyte framework (CPE-LAP-IL-TFSI) by integrating ionic liquid graed LAP multilayer particles with a PEO matrix. Mechanical strength and thermal stability of the CPE-LAP-IL-TFSI are signicantly improved by introducing the rigid and thermostable LAP particles. Moreover, the intrinsic surface-edge opposite charge of LAP is pronounced by the presence of the positively charged imidazole ring in the ionic liquid, which promotes Li + transportation and facilitates the inltration of PEO chains into the interlayer gaps of LAP-IL-TFSI particles. Therefore, the CPE-LAP-IL-TFSI demonstrates high ionic conductivity, as well as better long-term cycling performances in LiFePO 4 (LFP)/LiNi 0.8 Co 0.1 Mn 0.1 O 2 (NMC811)jj CPE-LAP-IL-TFSIjjLi and LijjCPE-LAP-IL-TFSIjjLi congurations compared to PEO-TFSI electrolytes. Finally, nite element simulation and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy are employed to reveal the enhanced Li diffusion behavior of Li + in CPE-LAP-IL-TFSI and the ameliorative solid-electrolyte interface (SEI) layer at the Li/CPE-LAP-IL-TFSI interface. Fig. 1a displays the preparation procedure of the CPE-LAP-IL-TFSI. First, LAP multilayer particles were dispersed in deionized water and spontaneously separated into dispersive round sheets (Fig. S1 †). The edge of LAP has a large number of hydroxyl groups, which enable the graing of the trimethoxysilane-terminated ionic liquid (IL) (i.e., 3-(cyanomethyl)-1-(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl)-1H-imidazole-3-ium chloride (IL-Cl)) through a dehydration reaction. By replacing the Cl − with TFSI − , we obtained the IL-TFSI graed LAP multilayer particles (LAP-IL-TFSI). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images (Fig. S1 †) demonstrate that the morphology and dimension of LAP-IL-TFSI are identical to those of LAP, suggesting the homogenous anchoring of IL-TFSI. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was conducted to conrm the successful modication of IL-TFSI on LAP (Fig. S2 †). The comparison of the spectra among LAP, IL-TFSI, and LAP-IL-TFSI proves that the characteristic peaks of IL, including C^N and C-N groups, appear at 2200 and 1350 cm −1 , respectively. The shoulder peak at 2936 cm −1 assigned to the stretching vibration of methylene groups from IL is preserved even aer the formation of LAP-IL-TFSI. The strong bands at 1030 cm −1 in the spectra of LAP, and LAP-IL-TFSI arise from the irregular stretching vibration of Si-O bonds. An excessive amount of IL-Cl was added (70 wt% of LAP) to achieve the highest graing density. The weight content of graed IL-TFSI on LAP is estimated to be 6.0% according to Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) (Fig. S3 †).

Results and discussion
CPE-xLAP-IL-TFSI membranes were prepared by blade casting the mixture of PEO, lithium bis(tri-uoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI), and LAP-IL-TFSI in acetonitrile. Here, x means the mass ratio of LAP-IL-TFSI to PEO, while the molar ratio of EO/Li is xed at 13 : 1. Aer drying under vacuum, a avescent membrane with an average thickness of 103.7 mm is obtained. Cross-section SEM and the element mapping of the CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI demonstrate the homogenous dispersion of LAP-IL-TFSI in the PEO matrix ( Fig.  1b and S4 †). Specically, C, O, Si, N, Mg, Na, F, and S elements are uniformly distributed. The incorporation of rigid nanollers signicantly improved the mechanical properties of the synthesized CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI compared to PEO-TFSI. As shown in Fig. 1c, CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI displays a three-fold increase in Young's modulus and a two-fold increase in break elongation compared to PEO-TFSI. In addition, the presence of clay llers has been reported to enhance the thermal stability of nanocomposite by increasing the barrier of generating volatile degradation products. 39 CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI undergoes a minimal dimensional change at 90°C and does not ignite under an open ame (Fig. 1d). In contrast, the PEO-TFSI loses its structural integrity under the same conditions, leading to a sudden capacity drop during cycling tests. 40 The ionic conductivities (s) of the solid electrolyte membranes were measured by electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS), as displayed in Fig. 2a and S5. † As shown in Fig. S5a, † the Nyquist plots for CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI reveal decreasing x-intercepts with increasing temperature, indicating an increase in conductivity values ranging from 0.035 to 2.30 mS cm −1 over the temperature range of 30 to 80°C. The introduction of LAP enhances the conductivity of CPE-0.2LAP to 0.6 mS cm −1 at 60°C (Fig. S5b †). When LAP is graed with IL-TFSI, the conductivity reaches a maximum of 1.5 mS cm −1 for CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI at 60°C. However, further increasing the LAP-IL-TFSI content to 0.3 leads to a reduction in ion conductivity. This decrease in conductivity is attributed to the excessive nanoller content, which results in a porous membrane structure (Fig. S6 †), thus hindering the transference of Li + ions. 41 Notably, the Arrhenius plots exhibit non-linear characteristic across the entire temperature range. Therefore, we calculated the activation energies (E a ) at two distinct temperature ranges of 30-45°C and 50-80°C, respectively ( Fig. 2a and Table S1 †). The Arrhenius model is found to t well in each range. The calculated E a values range from 0.359 to 1.316 eV, with the lowest values observed for CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI at both temperature ranges. This result indicates that the fraction of available Li + for conduction is the highest, and there are fewer interactions between dissociated Li + and EO units in the CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI membrane. 42 The Li + transference number (t + ) was calculated based on the chronoamperometric curves and the corresponding interfacial/bulk resistances before and aer 10 mV DC polarization (Fig. 2b, S7, and Table S2 †). The t + value of CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI (0.53) is higher than that of PEO-TFSI (0.34), indicating the better migration ability of Li + in the CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI membrane. The positive effect of LAP-IL-TFSI on enhanced s and t + can be attributed to the following factors: (i) enhanced segmental motion of the PEO matrix. 43 The interspersing of PEO chains in the electrostatic repulsive LAP multilayers prevents recombination, resulting in an increasing ratio of the amorphous domains. The plasticization effect of graed IL also facilitates the movement of polymer chains. 44 (ii) Accelerated dissociation of LiTFSI salts. 45 The high polarity of nitrile groups in IL promotes the dissociation of LiTFSI. 46 Furthermore, the cations on the edge of LAP particles can coordinate with oxygen atoms of PEO and electrostatically attract TFSI − , thereby releasing more free Li + . Besides, the oxygen-containing functional groups of IL can lead to the Lewis acid-base interaction with the anions of LiTFSI, resulting in an increase of the t + .
To provide further support for the aforementioned viewpoints, several characterizations were performed, including polarized optical microscopy (POM), 47 X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and FTIR. The crystalline morphologies of PEO-TFSI and different CPEs are observed with POM, as shown in Fig. 2c. PEO-TFSI shows a few scattered spherulites with a diameter of approximately 1.5 mm, displaying clear cross-extinction patterns and smooth boundaries. However, with the addition of LAP-IL-TFSI, both the quantity of spherulites and the amorphous phase PEO (dark area) increase, while the average radius of spherulites decreases. The highest amorphous domain of CPEs is observed for CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI. Additionally, the cross-extinction pattern of PEO spherulites cannot be distinguished in CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI, indicating a reduction in the anisotropy of the spherulites. 48 As the LAP-IL-TFSI content is further increased to 30%, the quantity of spherulites increases due to the presence of more nucleation sites provided by excess inorganic llers.
The XRD patterns of PEO-TFSI and CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI are shown in Fig. 2d. Aer introducing LAP-IL-TFSI, two typical diffraction peaks of PEO at 19.23°and 23.43°corresponding to (120) and (112) planes are signicantly weakened, indicating effective suppression of PEO crystal growth by LAP-IL-TFSI. The crystallinity degree is further determined by calculating the ratio of the intensity of the sharp crystalline peak to the sum of the sharp crystalline peak and the broad amorphous peaks. 49 The crystallinity degree decreases from 51.7% (PEO-TFSI) to 36.4%(CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI) (Fig. S8 †). This nding is also supported by DSC analysis (Fig. S9 and Table S3 †), where the glass transition temperature (T g ), melting temperature (T m ), and melting endothermic enthalpy (DH) of CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI are all lower than those of PEO-TFSI. The crystallinity (c c ), calculated based on the change of melting enthalpy parameters, 50 exhibits a decrease from 31.8% (PEO-TFSI) to 27.9% (CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI), which is consistent with the XRD results. To demonstrate the different chemical interactions between LAP-IL-TFSI and LiTFSI, detailed FTIR spectra in the range of 1400 to 1150 cm −1 are shown in Fig. 2e. The characteristic peaks of -SO 2 and -CF 3 groups, originating from LiTFSI, undergo shis in the presence of LAP-IL-TFSI. Specically, in PEO-TFSI, the peaks corresponding to the stretching vibration of -SO 2 at 1333.9 and 1304.1 cm −1 shi to 1334.4 and 1301.4 cm −1 , respectively, in CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI. Similarly, the peaks related to the symmetric and asymmetric stretching vibration of -CF 3 , located at 1254.4, 1228.5, 1201.9, and 1184.9 cm −1 in PEO-TFSI, shi to 1253.6, 1230.2, 1202.7, and 1186.1 cm −1 in CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI, respectively. These shis manifest the presence of strong interactions between LAP-IL-TFSI and LiTFSI in CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI. 51,52 The rate and cycling performances of CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI were evaluated in LFPjjLi half cells at 60°C, with PEO-TFSI as a counterpart. As seen in Fig. 3a, it can be observed that while the PEO-TFSI cell recovers 145.0 mA h g −1 with a retention of 97.6% of the initial capacity at 0.1C, it undergoes signicant capacity loss, delivering only 0.3 mA h g −1 at 2C. In contrast, CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI, with higher ionic conductivity, manifests noticeably enhanced capacity even under fast discharging. It delivers capacities of 151.2, 149.9, 147.6, 144.3, and 137.9 mA h g −1 at 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, and 2C, respectively, and recovers to 147.8 mA h g −1 at 0.1C. Furthermore, the CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI cell displays signicantly reduced polarization voltage (0.2 V for CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI versus 0.8 V for PEO-TFSI at 1C, Fig. 3b and S10 †), revealing faster redox reaction kinetics.
The outstanding long-term cyclability of the CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI cell is depicted in Fig. 3c-e. It retains 94% (0.2C aer 200 cycles), 94% (0.5C aer 300 cycles), and 80% (2C aer 500 cycles) of its original capacity. On the other hand, the PEO-TFSI cell achieves 87% capacity retention aer 200 cycles at 0.2C, but it cannot sustain operation beyond 50 cycles at 2C and fails to work aer 250 cycles under a faster current density (0.5C). This poor cyclability of PEO-TFSI is ascribed to its sluggish ionic conductivity, and electrochemical decomposition at high operation voltage, which eventually leads to the formation of lithium dendrites. Additionally, CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI proves to be compatible with high-voltage NMC811 cathode (Fig. 3f). The NMC811 cathode paired with CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI electrolyte retains 75% (0.5C) and 58% (0.2C) of its capacity aer 100 cycles, with a voltage range of 2.8-4.2 V, outperforming previously reported inoperative PEO-based electrolytes. [53][54][55][56] The faster capacity fading at a lower current density can be attributed to the formation of massive high-reactive Ni 4+ , inactive rock salt phase, and detrimental bulk phase pulverization. 57 Finally, a CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI pouch full cell, assembled with a graphite anode and NMC811 cathode, is able to power an LED device at room temperature without any compromise under destructive conditions such as folding, impaling, and cutting (Fig. 3g).
The improved electrochemical properties can be ascribed to the stabilized interfaces of Li/CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI, as conrmed by resistance monitoring, plating/stripping cycling tests in LijjLi congurations, and potentiostatic holds analysis. As seen in Fig. S11, † the current response of LijjNMC811 cells is recorded as a function of increasing constant voltage by 0.1 V every 5.5 h. The leakage current of the CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI cell keeps below 6 mA until 4.6 V, whereas the PEO-TFSI cell starts to uncontrollably decompose at 4.5 V. This indicates the addition of LAP-IL-TFSI can improve the oxidative stability of PEO, making it compatible with cathodes with high operation potential range. Furthermore, as depicted in Fig. 4a and b, compared to the continuously increasing interfacial resistance between Li and PEO-TFSI (from 114 U to 224 U), LijjCPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSIjjLi cell shows ultra-stable resistance during 40 days of aging time (from 128 U to 111 U) further conrming the superior capability of CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI in suppressing surface passivation. During the initial aging days, the decrease in interfacial resistances for both electrolytes can be attributed to the improved contact between the electrolyte layer and lithium foil at the melting temperature. In this case, any empty gap could be minimized to a large extent. 58 It is reported that the passivation reaction between PEO and Li breaks the C-O bonds in PEO, forming lithium alkoxide fragments and alkyl radicals. The alkyl radicals then undergo recombination, resulting in the creation of resistive polyethylene fragments. 59 Moreover, galvanostatic cycling of symmetric LijjelectrolytejjLi cells demonstrates that CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI can suppress the formation of dendrites, as shown in Fig. 4c and d. CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI cells possess relatively low polarization (±29 mV at 0.1 mA cm −2 , ±84 mV at 0.2 mA cm −2 ), and can operate successfully for thousands of hours. In contrast, the PEO-TFSI cell experiences a signicant increase in overpotential (±37 mV at 0.1 mA cm −2 and ±165 mV at 0.2 mA cm −2 ) and voltage uctuation at high current density (as shown by the enlarged voltage curves in Fig. 4d). These results indicate the growing internal resistance resulting from the continuous side interactions between Li and PEO. 60 The LijjPEO-TFSIjjLi cell also shows a noticeable short circuit aer 102 h (0.1 mA cm −2 ) of cycling. At a higher current density (0.2 mA cm −2 ), it further deteriorates to less than 70 h of plating/stripping owing to PEO melting under higher-rate-induced local heat release, and subsequently gets penetrated by dendrites. Meanwhile, CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI functions consistently throughout current densities from 0.05 to 0.5 mA cm −2 , whereas PEO-TFSI suffers a sudden failure at 0.5 mA cm −2 (Fig. 4e and f).
The effectiveness of CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI in promoting interfacial stability is evident in the distinct surface morphology of the cycled Li anodes, as seen in Fig. 4g. The surface of Li in contact with CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI appears smoother in comparison to the mossy-like appearance observed when Li is in contact with PEO-TFSI. Finite element simulation further demonstrates that the controllable and uniform Li deposition in LijjCPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSIjjLi cells can be attributed to the improved Li + migration kinetic. Within 2000 s simulation time, a smaller Li + concentration gradient evolution is observed in LijjCPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSIjjLi compared to the LijjPEO-TFSIjjLi ( Fig. 4h and S12a †). Specically, despite being continuously driven by a potential (0.01 V), the charged ions in the PEO matrix distribute lopsidedly without effective transportation, which eventually results in remarkable polarization. However, the charged species on homogeneous distributed LAP-IL-TFSI can release more Li + and regulate the ionic ux in the CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI matrix. 61 Moreover, the lower nucleation barrier and Li plating plateau observed in CujjCPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSIjjLi asymmetric cell (77 and 40 mV, respectively) compared to PEO-TFSI (121 and 67 mV, respectively) further conrm the above discussion (Fig. S12b †). Galvanostatic intermittent titration (GITT) analysis (Fig. S13 †) also conrms the role of CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI in lowering polarization. It should be noted that the polarization resulting from the difference in Li + concentration could be largely mitigated owing to the adequate resting time in the GITT technique. Therefore, the effect of fundamental kinetics discrepancy can be highlighted. The lower overpotential of the CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI cell compared to the PEO-TFSI cell indicates the superiority of CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI in accelerating the uniform distribution of Li + at the electrode/electrolyte interface. 62 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is conducted on cycled Li to disclose the functionality of CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI in facilitating the formation of a stable protective interfacial layer. As shown in Fig. 5a   Li in the Li 1s spectra. These results indicate that more severe parasitic reactions occur at the Li/PEO-TFSI interface during the long-term Li plating/stripping process. 68 As depicted in Fig. 5c, the introduction of LAP-IL-TFSI in LijjCPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSIjjLi cells proves effective in ameliorating the chemistry and architecture of the cycled Li/electrolyte interface layer. The resulting robust interface layer not only inhibits undesired electron leakage and side reactions but also displays a strong interfacial mechanical strength and a low Li + migration energy barrier.

Conclusion
In summary, we have successfully designed a composite polymer electrolyte by integrating LAP-IL-TFSI multilayer particles with a PEO matrix for ASSLMBs. The unique structure of LAP-IL-TFSI, with repulsive face-to-face interactions and attractive edge-to-face interactions, leads to the partial separation of its multilayer structure, thus enhancing compatibility with the PEO matrix. The cations on the edge of LAP particles and nitrile groups in graed IL facilitate the dissociation of lithium salts. Therefore, the as-prepared CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI displays significantly decreased crystallinity, enhanced ionic conductivity (1.5 × 10 −3 S cm −1 ), and improved Li + transference number (0.53).
The integration of CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI in the Li/CPE interface signicantly reduces parasitic reactions, as evidenced by the ultra-long dendrite-free Li deposition behavior over 1000 h of operation. Finite element simulation and XPS analysis further support the improved Li + migration kinetic inside CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI and the enrichment of LiF, Li 2 O, Li 2 CO 3, and Li 2 S species at the Li/CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI interface. Consequently, CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI displays superior long-term cycling and rate performances compared to PEO-TFSI in LFPjjLi and NMC811jjLi half cells. Furthermore, the ion-conducting Lap-IL-TFSI nanoller used in CPEs possesses high air stability and is easy to fabricate. This work provides valuable insights into the development of advanced ASSLMBs that can be adapted for various cathode materials with wide cut-off voltage requirements.

Data availability
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Conflicts of interest
The authors declare no conict of interest.