Tetra-arm poly(ethylene glycol) gels with highly concentrated sulfolane-based electrolytes exhibiting high Li-ion transference numbers.
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- Tasaki N; Department of Chemistry and Life Science, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan. dokko-kaoru-js@ynu.ac.jp.; Ugata Y; Department of Chemistry and Life Science, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan. dokko-kaoru-js@ynu.ac.jp.; Advanced Chemical Energy Research Centre, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan.; Hashimoto K; Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.; Kokubo H; Department of Chemistry and Life Science, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan. dokko-kaoru-js@ynu.ac.jp.; Ueno K; Department of Chemistry and Life Science, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan. dokko-kaoru-js@ynu.ac.jp.; Advanced Chemical Energy Research Centre, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan.; Watanabe M; Advanced Chemical Energy Research Centre, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan.; Dokko K; Department of Chemistry and Life Science, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan. dokko-kaoru-js@ynu.ac.jp.; Advanced Chemical Energy Research Centre, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan.
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- Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100888160 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1463-9084 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14639076 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Phys Chem Chem Phys Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE; MEDLINE
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We demonstrate that tetra-arm poly(ethylene glycol) gels containing highly concentrated sulfolane-based electrolytes exhibit high Li + transference numbers. The low polymer concentration and homogeneous polymer network in the gel electrolyte are useful in achieving both mechanical reliability and high Li + transport ability.