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However, the low ambient ionic conductivity and conventional fabrication process hinder their large-scale application. Herein, a novel polyethylene-oxide-based composite polymer electrolyte is designed and fabricated by introducing nano-SiO2 aerogel as an inorganic filler. The Lewis acid\u2013base interaction between SiO2 and anions from Li salts facilitates the dissociation of Li+. Moreover, the SiO2 interacts with ether oxygen (EO) groups, which weakens the interaction between Li+ and EO groups. This synergistic effect produces more free Li+ in the electrolyte. Additionally, the facile rheology-tuning UV polymerization method achieves continuous coating and has potential for scalable fabrication. The composite polymer electrolyte exhibits high ambient ionic conductivity (0.68 mS cm\u22121) and mechanical properties (e.g., the elastic modulus of 150 MPa). Stable lithium plating\/stripping for 1400 h in Li\/\/Li symmetrical cells at 0.1 mA cm\u22122 is achieved. Furthermore, LiFePO4\/\/Li full cells deliver superior discharge capacity (153 mAh g\u22121 at 0.5 C) and cycling stability (with a retention rate of 92.3% at 0.5 C after 250 cycles) at ambient temperature. This work provides a promising strategy for polymer-based lithium metal batteries.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules28020756","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,12]],"date-time":"2023-01-12T03:47:01Z","timestamp":1673495221000},"page":"756","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Realizing Scalable Nano-SiO2-Aerogel-Reinforced Composite Polymer Electrolytes with High Ionic Conductivity via Rheology-Tuning UV Polymerization"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Mianrui","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shengguang","family":"Qi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shulian","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Li","family":"Du","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3243","DOI":"10.1039\/c1ee01598b","article-title":"Challenges in the development of advanced Li-ion batteries: A review","volume":"4","author":"Etacheri","year":"2011","journal-title":"Energy Environ. 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