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Title: Lithium substituted poly(amic acid) as a water-soluble anode binder for high-temperature pre-lithiation

Abstract

Multifunctional binders hold great promise in advanced electrode designs for both fundamental research and practical utilization of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The reactions between Si/SiOx-dominated anodes with lithium are expected to be exothermic in principle, while the thermal tolerance along with the volume change makes high-temperature binders attractive for large scale roll-to-roll manufacturing. For instance, if a high temperature binder is also water soluble, it can be compatible with the current graphite-based anode manufacturing process. In this work, we present a water-soluble poly(amic acid)-based binder, which can withstand high temperature for industrial pre-lithiation process and effectively hold active materials together during repeated charge and discharge cycles. This lithium substituted poly(amic acid) binder (denoted as Li-Pa) can serve as a drop-in replacement for environmentally friendly electrode fabrication in large scale by providing aqueous solubility, exceptional thermal stability and mechanical flexibility.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  3. Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1855217
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Power Sources
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 521; Journal ID: ISSN 0378-7753
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE

Citation Formats

Zhu, Tianyu, Tran, Thanh-Nhan, Fang, Chen, Liu, Dongye, Herle, Subramanya P., Guan, Jie, Gopal, Girish, Joshi, Ajey, Cushing, James, Minor, Andrew M., and Liu, Gao. Lithium substituted poly(amic acid) as a water-soluble anode binder for high-temperature pre-lithiation. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230889.
Zhu, Tianyu, Tran, Thanh-Nhan, Fang, Chen, Liu, Dongye, Herle, Subramanya P., Guan, Jie, Gopal, Girish, Joshi, Ajey, Cushing, James, Minor, Andrew M., & Liu, Gao. Lithium substituted poly(amic acid) as a water-soluble anode binder for high-temperature pre-lithiation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230889
Zhu, Tianyu, Tran, Thanh-Nhan, Fang, Chen, Liu, Dongye, Herle, Subramanya P., Guan, Jie, Gopal, Girish, Joshi, Ajey, Cushing, James, Minor, Andrew M., and Liu, Gao. Tue . "Lithium substituted poly(amic acid) as a water-soluble anode binder for high-temperature pre-lithiation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230889. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1855217.
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title = {Lithium substituted poly(amic acid) as a water-soluble anode binder for high-temperature pre-lithiation},
author = {Zhu, Tianyu and Tran, Thanh-Nhan and Fang, Chen and Liu, Dongye and Herle, Subramanya P. and Guan, Jie and Gopal, Girish and Joshi, Ajey and Cushing, James and Minor, Andrew M. and Liu, Gao},
abstractNote = {Multifunctional binders hold great promise in advanced electrode designs for both fundamental research and practical utilization of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The reactions between Si/SiOx-dominated anodes with lithium are expected to be exothermic in principle, while the thermal tolerance along with the volume change makes high-temperature binders attractive for large scale roll-to-roll manufacturing. For instance, if a high temperature binder is also water soluble, it can be compatible with the current graphite-based anode manufacturing process. In this work, we present a water-soluble poly(amic acid)-based binder, which can withstand high temperature for industrial pre-lithiation process and effectively hold active materials together during repeated charge and discharge cycles. This lithium substituted poly(amic acid) binder (denoted as Li-Pa) can serve as a drop-in replacement for environmentally friendly electrode fabrication in large scale by providing aqueous solubility, exceptional thermal stability and mechanical flexibility.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230889},
journal = {Journal of Power Sources},
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volume = 521,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Tue Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2021}
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