Ion-Conductive, Viscosity-Tunable Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheet Inks

Moraes, Ana M.; Hyun, Woo Jin; Seo, Jung‐Woo T.; Downing, Julia R.; Lim, Jin‐Myoung; Hersam, Mark C.

doi:10.1002/adfm.201902245

Ion-Conductive, Viscosity-Tunable Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheet Inks

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201902245· OSTI ID:1767455

Moraes, Ana M. ^[1]; Hyun, Woo Jin ^[2]; Seo, Jung‐Woo T. ^[2]; Downing, Julia R. ^[2]; Lim, Jin‐Myoung ^[2]; ^[2]

Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); OSTI
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Liquid-phase exfoliation of layered solids holds promise for the scalable production of 2D nanosheets. When combined with suitable solvents and stabilizing polymers, the rheology of the resulting nanosheet dispersions can be tuned for a variety of additive manufacturing methods. While significant progress is made in the development of electrically conductive nanosheet inks, minimal effort is applied to ion-conductive nanosheet inks despite their central role in energy storage applications. In this work, the formulation of viscosity-tunable hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) inks compatible with a wide range of printing methods that span the spectrum from low-viscosity inkjet printing to high-viscosity blade coating is demonstrated. The inks are prepared by liquid-phase exfoliation with ethyl cellulose as the polymer dispersant and stabilizer. Thermal annealing of the printed structures volatilizes the polymer, resulting in a porous microstructure and the formation of a nanoscale carbonaceous coating on the hBN nanosheets, which promotes high wettability to battery electrolytes. The final result is a printed hBN nanosheet film that possesses high ionic conductivity, chemical and thermal stability, and electrically insulating character, which are ideal characteristics for printable battery components such as separators. Indeed, lithium-ion battery cells based on printed hBN separators reveal enhanced electrochemical performance that exceeds commercial polymer separators.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Electrical Energy Storage (CEES)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); Sao Paulo Research Foundation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1767455

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1546093

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issue: 39 Vol. 29; ISSN 1616-301X

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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