Layered gel-polymer electrolytes and methods of forming thereof

A method of fabricating an electrochemical cell, the method comprising:

• dissolving one or more polymer materials in one or more solvents, thereby forming a polymer solution;
• coating the polymer solution onto a support core comprising a first surface and a second surface, opposite of the first surface, wherein the polymer solution is coated on at least the first surface thereby forming at least a first interface layer on the the first surface of the support core;
• introducing a liquid electrolyte into at least one of the support core and the first interface layer, thereby forming a layered gel-polymer electrolyte;
• and
• after introducing the liquid electrolyte, laminating a stack comprising a positive electrode, the layered gel-polymer electrolyte, and a negative electrode such that the layered gel-polymer electrolyte layer is positioned between the positive electrode and the negative electrode,
• wherein, after laminating, the first interface layer conforms to one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and
• wherein a portion of the liquid electrolyte is transferred from the layered gel-polymer electrolyte at least one of to the positive electrode and the negative electrode.