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Title: Viscosity Analysis of Battery Electrode Slurry

Abstract

We report the effects of component ratios and mixing time on electrode slurry viscosity. Three component quantities were varied: active material (graphite), conductive material (carbon black), and polymer binder (carboxymethyl cellulose, CMC). The slurries demonstrated shear-thinning behavior, and suspension properties stabilized after a relatively short mixing duration. However, micrographs of the slurries suggested their internal structures did not stabilize after the same mixing time. Increasing the content of polymer binder CMC caused the greatest viscosity increase compared to that of carbon black and graphite.

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1832045
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1896668
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Polymers
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Polymers Journal Volume: 13 Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher:
MDPI AG
Country of Publication:
Switzerland
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; polymer composite; slurry; viscosity; coating; energy storage; lithium-ion rechargeable battery; composite electrode

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Cushing, Alex, Zheng, Tianyue, Higa, Kenneth, and Liu, Gao. Viscosity Analysis of Battery Electrode Slurry. Switzerland: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.3390/polym13224033.
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Cushing, Alex, Zheng, Tianyue, Higa, Kenneth, & Liu, Gao. Viscosity Analysis of Battery Electrode Slurry. Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13224033
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Cushing, Alex, Zheng, Tianyue, Higa, Kenneth, and Liu, Gao. Sun . "Viscosity Analysis of Battery Electrode Slurry". Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13224033.
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@article{osti_1832045,
title = {Viscosity Analysis of Battery Electrode Slurry},
author = {Cushing, Alex and Zheng, Tianyue and Higa, Kenneth and Liu, Gao},
abstractNote = {We report the effects of component ratios and mixing time on electrode slurry viscosity. Three component quantities were varied: active material (graphite), conductive material (carbon black), and polymer binder (carboxymethyl cellulose, CMC). The slurries demonstrated shear-thinning behavior, and suspension properties stabilized after a relatively short mixing duration. However, micrographs of the slurries suggested their internal structures did not stabilize after the same mixing time. Increasing the content of polymer binder CMC caused the greatest viscosity increase compared to that of carbon black and graphite.},
doi = {10.3390/polym13224033},
journal = {Polymers},
number = 22,
volume = 13,
place = {Switzerland},
year = {Sun Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Sun Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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Figure 1 Figure 1: Viscosity versus spindle speed of (A) 1% carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and 1% CMC, carbon black and graphite slurries; (B) 2% CMC and 2% CMC, carbon black, and graphite slurries.
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