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Binders for silicon electrodes in lithium-ion batteries

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OSTI ID:1924977

An electrode for a lithium-ion electrochemical cell comprises silicon particles and carbon particles coated on a conductive current collector. The silicon and carbon particles being bound to each other and to the current collector by a cross-linked binder formed from a combination of a poly(carboxylic acid) such as poly(acrylic acid) and a branched polyethyleneimine. A method of preparing the anode also is described.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Patent Number(s):
11,411,221
Application Number:
16/791,651
OSTI ID:
1924977
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Electrolytes for Lithium and Lithium-Ion Batteries book January 2014
Battery Separators journal October 2004
Electrochemical lithiation performance and characterization of silicon–graphite composites with lithium, sodium, potassium, and ammonium polyacrylate binders journal January 2015