Characterization of Surface Free Energy of Composite Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Davoodabadi, Ali; Li, Jianlin; Liang, Yongfeng; Wang, Robert; Zhou, Hui; Wood, David L.; Singler, Timothy J.; Jin, Congrui

doi:10.1149/2.0341811jes

Title: Characterization of Surface Free Energy of Composite Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0341811jes· OSTI ID:1474566

Davoodabadi, Ali ^[1]; Li, Jianlin ^[2]; Liang, Yongfeng ^[3]; Wang, Robert ^[4]; Zhou, Hui ^[5];

^[2]; Singler, Timothy J. ^[6];

^[6]

Binghamton Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Energy and Transportation Science Division
Univ. of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing (China)
Beijing Eastern-Dataphy Instruments Co. Ltd (EDIC), Beijing (China)
Binghamton Univ., NY (United States). Materials Science and Engineering Program
Binghamton Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; Binghamton Univ., NY (United States). Materials Science and Engineering Program

One critical step in lithium-ion battery manufacturing process is the electrolyte wetting step, which usually takes up to several days at elevated temperatures, posing a distinctive bottleneck in the manufacturing process especially for large-size cells. The electrode wettability depends on both the surface tension of electrolyte and the surface free energy of electrodes. This work reports a systematic study on the characterization of surface free energy of battery electrodes and the correlation between surface free energy and electrode processing. It shows that, when switching manufacturing from conventional solvent based processing to aqueous processing, the polar component of surface free energy increases 74.1% for NMC532 electrodes and 48.2% for A12 graphite electrodes. The results provide valuable guidance for electrode processing to optimize the electrolyte wetting process, helping lower processing costs and enable higher product quality and throughput.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1474566

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 165, Issue 11; ISSN 0013-4651

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Country of Publication:: United States

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