Patent ID: 8268197

Claim:
An electrolyte material comprising: a plurality of linear block copolymers wherein each of the plurality of linear block polymers comprises a first polymer block and a second polymer block different from the first polymer block, wherein; a first end of the first polymer block and a first end of the second polymer block are bonded to one another covalently; the first polymer block is an ionically-conductive polymer block, and a plurality of the ionically-conductive polymer blocks and a salt make up an ionically-conductive lamellar domain; and the second polymer block is a structural polymer block, and a plurality of the structural polymer blocks make up a structural lamellar domain, wherein; a plurality of the ionically-conductive lamellar domains and a plurality of the structural lamellar domains are configured as alternating layers; and the conductive lamellar domains provide pathways for ion conduction through the electrolyte material.