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Meanwhile, lithium lanthanum titanate (LLTO) fillers exhibit severe agglomeration and weak interfacial compatibility with the polymer matrix. To solve these problems, 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (KH560) at four different concentrations (1 wt%, 2 wt%, 3 wt%, 4 wt%) was loaded onto polydopamine-modified LLTO (PDA@LLTO). The modified materials were mixed with PVDF-HFP, and composite solid electrolytes were fabricated by the solution casting method. The epoxy groups in KH560 undergo ring-opening reactions with amino and hydroxyl moieties on PDA, while its trimethoxysilane groups crosslink with the polymer matrix, forming a robust \u201cLLTO-PDA-KH560-polymer\u201d interfacial structure. This dual modification markedly improves the dispersion of PDA@LLTO, strengthens interfacial adhesion, and enhances the mechanical and electrochemical properties of the composite electrolyte. All KH560 loadings suppress LLTO agglomeration, and the 3 wt% grafting ratio yields the optimal performance: a uniform and dense microstructure, a room-temperature ionic conductivity of 5.92 \u00d7 10\u22124 S cm\u22121, an electrochemical stability window extended to 4.88 V, and a tensile strength over 50% higher than the ungrafted sample. The modified electrolyte effectively inhibits lithium dendrite growth and enhances the cycling stability of solid-state batteries. This work demonstrates that KH560-PDA synergistic modification enables comprehensive performance optimization of composite electrolytes, offering a viable strategy for designing high-performance electrolytes for solid-state lithium-metal batteries.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma19143113","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,20]],"date-time":"2026-07-20T16:19:27Z","timestamp":1784564367000},"page":"3113","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Interface Modulation and Lithium Dendrite Suppression of LLTO via Synergistic KH560-PDA Co-Grafting for PVDF-HFP Composite Solid Electrolytes"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Dingqin","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zihao","family":"Fei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guiyang High-Tech YiGe Electronic Co., Ltd., Guiyang 550022, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Deyi","family":"Zheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e04054","DOI":"10.1002\/aenm.202504054","article-title":"Chloride-Enhanced High-Strength Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Metal Batteries","volume":"16","author":"Yao","year":"2025","journal-title":"Adv. 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