Electronically conductive polymer binder for lithium-ion battery electrode

Patent · Tue May 16 00:00:00 EDT 2017

OSTI ID:1357477

Liu, Gao; Xun, Shidi; Battaglia, Vincent S.; Zheng, Honghe

A family of carboxylic acid group containing fluorene/fluorenon copolymers is disclosed as binders of silicon particles in the fabrication of negative electrodes for use with lithium ion batteries. These binders enable the use of silicon as an electrode material as they significantly improve the cycle-ability of silicon by preventing electrode degradation over time. In particular, these polymers, which become conductive on first charge, bind to the silicon particles of the electrode, are flexible so as to better accommodate the expansion and contraction of the electrode during charge/discharge, and being conductive promote the flow battery current.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
• Patent Number(s): 9,653,734
• Application Number: 14/458,977
• OSTI ID: 1357477
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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