Reversible Crosslinked Polymer Binder for Recyclable Lithium Sulfur Batteries with High Performance

Liu, Zhimeng; He, Xin; Fang, Chen; Camacho‐Forero, Luis E.; Zhao, Yangzhi; Fu, Yanbao; Feng, Jun; Kostecki, Robert; Balbuena, Perla B.; Zhang, Junhua; Lei, Jingxin; Liu, Gao

doi:10.1002/adfm.202003605

Reversible Crosslinked Polymer Binder for Recyclable Lithium Sulfur Batteries with High Performance

Journal Article · Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202003605· OSTI ID:1661610

^[1]; He, Xin ^[2]; Fang, Chen ^[2]; Camacho‐Forero, Luis E. ^[3]; Zhao, Yangzhi ^[2]; Fu, Yanbao ^[2]; Feng, Jun ^[4]; Kostecki, Robert ^[2]; Balbuena, Perla B. ^[5]; Zhang, Junhua ^[6]; Lei, Jingxin ^[6]; Liu, Gao ^[2]

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Sichuan Univ., Chengdu (China)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Sichuan Univ., Chengdu (China)

Owing to the negative impact of the extensive utilization of batteries on the environment, sustainability of the cells needs to be included in the systemic research of batteries. In this work, a dissolvable ionic crosslinked polymer (DICP) is exploited as a binder for lithium–sulfur batteries by crosslinking the polyacrylic acid and polyethyleneimine through carboxy-amino ionic interaction. This interaction is pH-controlled, and therefore, the crosslinked binder network can be readily dissociated under basic conditions, providing a facile strategy enabling valuable components recycled through a convenient washing method. The sulfur cathode prepared using the recycled carbon–sulfur composite can deliver comparable capacity as that of fresh electrode. In addition, evidence from cell performance and characterizations, such as in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy, in situ UV–visible spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculation, confirms that DICP is a more effective binder than its commercial counterpart on suppressing polysulfide dissolution in the electrolyte. Exploiting reversible crosslinked polymer binder for recyclable Li–S batteries with ameliorated electrochemical performance, this study illuminates sustainable development for large-scale energy storage systems.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)

Sponsoring Organization:: China Scholarship Council (CSC); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1661610

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issue: 36 Vol. 30; ISSN 1616-301X

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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