Cover Feature: An Ambient Temperature Electrolyte with Superior Lithium Ion Conductivity based on a Self‐Assembled Block Copolymer (Chem. Eur. J. 32/2018)

By using block copolymer based electrolytes, physical and electro(chemical) properties can be individually tuned to fulfill the requirements posed by lithium metal batteries. The present study demonstrates that an ultra-short poly(ethylene oxide) in combination with high amounts of lithium salt, stabilized by non-removable solvent molecules, can lead to superior lithium ion conductivity in a broad temperature range, while keeping mechanical stability. More information can be found in the Communication by H.-D. Wiemhöfer, et al. on page 8061.