Polyethylene Oxide as a Multifunctional Binder for High-Performance Ternary Layered Cathodes

Nickel cobalt manganese ternary cathode materials are some of the most promising cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries, due to their high specific capacity, low cost, etc. However, they do have a few disadvantages, such as an unstable cycle performance and a poor rate performance. In this work,...

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Autores principales: Jinshan Mo, Dongmei Zhang, Mingzhe Sun, Lehao Liu, Weihao Hu, Bing Jiang, Lihua Chu, Meicheng Li
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b37e7154f80b483a980bb32b3f63447e2021-11-25T18:49:11ZPolyethylene Oxide as a Multifunctional Binder for High-Performance Ternary Layered Cathodes10.3390/polym132239922073-4360https://doaj.org/article/b37e7154f80b483a980bb32b3f63447e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/22/3992https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4360Nickel cobalt manganese ternary cathode materials are some of the most promising cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries, due to their high specific capacity, low cost, etc. However, they do have a few disadvantages, such as an unstable cycle performance and a poor rate performance. In this work, polyethylene oxide (PEO) with high ionic conductance and flexibility was utilized as a multifunctional binder to improve the electrochemical performance of LiNi<sub>0.6</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Mn<sub>0.2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> cathode materials. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the addition of PEO can greatly improve the adhesion of the electrode components and simultaneously enhance the integrity of the electrode. Thus, the PEO-based electrode (20 wt% PEO in PEO/PVDF) shows a high electronic conductivity of 19.8 S/cm, which is around 15,000 times that of the pristine PVDF-based electrode. Moreover, the PEO-based electrode exhibits better cycling stability and rate performance, i.e., the capacity increases from 131.1 mAh/g to 147.3 mAh/g at 2 C with 20 wt% PEO addition. Electrochemical impedance measurements further indicate that the addition of the PEO binder can reduce the electrode resistance and protect the LiNi<sub>0.6</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Mn<sub>0.2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> cathode materials from the liquid electrolyte attack. This work offers a simple yet effective method to improve the cycling performance of the ternary cathode materials by adding an appropriate amount of PEO as a binder in the electrode fabrication process.Jinshan MoDongmei ZhangMingzhe SunLehao LiuWeihao HuBing JiangLihua ChuMeicheng LiMDPI AGarticlebinderternary cathode materiallithium-ion batteryelectrochemical performanceOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENPolymers, Vol 13, Iss 3992, p 3992 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic binder
ternary cathode material
lithium-ion battery
electrochemical performance
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle binder
ternary cathode material
lithium-ion battery
electrochemical performance
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Jinshan Mo
Dongmei Zhang
Mingzhe Sun
Lehao Liu
Weihao Hu
Bing Jiang
Lihua Chu
Meicheng Li
Polyethylene Oxide as a Multifunctional Binder for High-Performance Ternary Layered Cathodes
description Nickel cobalt manganese ternary cathode materials are some of the most promising cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries, due to their high specific capacity, low cost, etc. However, they do have a few disadvantages, such as an unstable cycle performance and a poor rate performance. In this work, polyethylene oxide (PEO) with high ionic conductance and flexibility was utilized as a multifunctional binder to improve the electrochemical performance of LiNi<sub>0.6</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Mn<sub>0.2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> cathode materials. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the addition of PEO can greatly improve the adhesion of the electrode components and simultaneously enhance the integrity of the electrode. Thus, the PEO-based electrode (20 wt% PEO in PEO/PVDF) shows a high electronic conductivity of 19.8 S/cm, which is around 15,000 times that of the pristine PVDF-based electrode. Moreover, the PEO-based electrode exhibits better cycling stability and rate performance, i.e., the capacity increases from 131.1 mAh/g to 147.3 mAh/g at 2 C with 20 wt% PEO addition. Electrochemical impedance measurements further indicate that the addition of the PEO binder can reduce the electrode resistance and protect the LiNi<sub>0.6</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Mn<sub>0.2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> cathode materials from the liquid electrolyte attack. This work offers a simple yet effective method to improve the cycling performance of the ternary cathode materials by adding an appropriate amount of PEO as a binder in the electrode fabrication process.
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author Jinshan Mo
Dongmei Zhang
Mingzhe Sun
Lehao Liu
Weihao Hu
Bing Jiang
Lihua Chu
Meicheng Li
author_facet Jinshan Mo
Dongmei Zhang
Mingzhe Sun
Lehao Liu
Weihao Hu
Bing Jiang
Lihua Chu
Meicheng Li
author_sort Jinshan Mo
title Polyethylene Oxide as a Multifunctional Binder for High-Performance Ternary Layered Cathodes
title_short Polyethylene Oxide as a Multifunctional Binder for High-Performance Ternary Layered Cathodes
title_full Polyethylene Oxide as a Multifunctional Binder for High-Performance Ternary Layered Cathodes
title_fullStr Polyethylene Oxide as a Multifunctional Binder for High-Performance Ternary Layered Cathodes
title_full_unstemmed Polyethylene Oxide as a Multifunctional Binder for High-Performance Ternary Layered Cathodes
title_sort polyethylene oxide as a multifunctional binder for high-performance ternary layered cathodes
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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