Rational Design of a Multifunctional Binder for High-Capacity Silicon-Based Anodes
Abstract
Although several principles have been recognized to fabricate a nominal “better” binder, there continues to be a lack of a rational design and synthesis approach that would meet the robust criteria required for silicon (Si) anodes. Herein, we report a synthetic polymer binder, i.e., catechol-functionalized chitosan cross-linked by glutaraldehyde (CS-CG+GA), that serves dual functionalities: (a) wetness-resistant adhesion capability via catechol grafting and (b) mechanical robustness via in situ formation of a three-dimensional (3D) network. A SiNP-based anode with a designed functional polymer network (CS-CG10%+6%GA) exhibits a capacity retention of 91.5% after 100 cycles (2144 ± 14 mAh/g). Properties that are traditionally considered to be advantageous, including stronger adhesion strength and higher mechanical robustness, do not always improve the binder performance. A clear relationship between these properties and ultimate electrochemical performance is established by assessing the rheological behavior, mechanical property, adhesion force, peel stress, morphology evolution, and semiquantitative evaluation. This study provides a clear path for the rational design of high-performance functional polymer binders for not only Si-based electrodes but also other types of alloy and conversion-based electrodes.
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division; Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Material Science and Engineering
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
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- 1511916
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- AC05-00OR22725
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- ACS Energy Letters
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- Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2380-8195
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- American Chemical Society (ACS)
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- United States
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- English
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- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Cao, Pengfei, Yang, Guang, Li, Bingrui, Zhang, Yiman, Zhao, Sheng, Zhang, Shuo, Erwin, Andrew J., Zhang, Zhengcheng, Sokolov, Alexei P., Nanda, Jagjit, and Saito, Tomonori. Rational Design of a Multifunctional Binder for High-Capacity Silicon-Based Anodes. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.9b00815.
Cao, Pengfei, Yang, Guang, Li, Bingrui, Zhang, Yiman, Zhao, Sheng, Zhang, Shuo, Erwin, Andrew J., Zhang, Zhengcheng, Sokolov, Alexei P., Nanda, Jagjit, & Saito, Tomonori. Rational Design of a Multifunctional Binder for High-Capacity Silicon-Based Anodes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b00815
Cao, Pengfei, Yang, Guang, Li, Bingrui, Zhang, Yiman, Zhao, Sheng, Zhang, Shuo, Erwin, Andrew J., Zhang, Zhengcheng, Sokolov, Alexei P., Nanda, Jagjit, and Saito, Tomonori. Mon .
"Rational Design of a Multifunctional Binder for High-Capacity Silicon-Based Anodes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b00815. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1511916.
@article{osti_1511916,
title = {Rational Design of a Multifunctional Binder for High-Capacity Silicon-Based Anodes},
author = {Cao, Pengfei and Yang, Guang and Li, Bingrui and Zhang, Yiman and Zhao, Sheng and Zhang, Shuo and Erwin, Andrew J. and Zhang, Zhengcheng and Sokolov, Alexei P. and Nanda, Jagjit and Saito, Tomonori},
abstractNote = {Although several principles have been recognized to fabricate a nominal “better” binder, there continues to be a lack of a rational design and synthesis approach that would meet the robust criteria required for silicon (Si) anodes. Herein, we report a synthetic polymer binder, i.e., catechol-functionalized chitosan cross-linked by glutaraldehyde (CS-CG+GA), that serves dual functionalities: (a) wetness-resistant adhesion capability via catechol grafting and (b) mechanical robustness via in situ formation of a three-dimensional (3D) network. A SiNP-based anode with a designed functional polymer network (CS-CG10%+6%GA) exhibits a capacity retention of 91.5% after 100 cycles (2144 ± 14 mAh/g). Properties that are traditionally considered to be advantageous, including stronger adhesion strength and higher mechanical robustness, do not always improve the binder performance. A clear relationship between these properties and ultimate electrochemical performance is established by assessing the rheological behavior, mechanical property, adhesion force, peel stress, morphology evolution, and semiquantitative evaluation. This study provides a clear path for the rational design of high-performance functional polymer binders for not only Si-based electrodes but also other types of alloy and conversion-based electrodes.},
doi = {10.1021/acsenergylett.9b00815},
journal = {ACS Energy Letters},
number = 5,
volume = 4,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {4}
}
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