In situ thermally cross-linked polyacrylonitrile as binder for high-performance silicon as lithium ion battery anode.
Electrode integrity and electric contact between particles and between particle and current collector are critical for electrochemical performance, especially for that of electrode materials with large volume change during cycling and with poor electric conductivity. We report on the in situ thermally cross-linked polyacrylonitrile (PAN) as a binder for silicon-based anodes of lithium-ion batteries. The electrode delivers excellent cycle life and rate capability with a reversible capacity of about 1450 mA h g(-1) even after 100 cycles. The improved electrochemical performance of such silicon electrodes is attributed to heat-treatment-induced cross-linking and the formation of conjugated PAN. These findings open new avenues to explore other polymers for both anode and cathode electrodes of rechargeable batteries.
Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 (PR China).
Lanyao
L
Shen
Lian
L
Shen
Zhaoxiang
Z
Wang
Liquan
L
Chen
D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004566:Electrodes; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
D000180:Acrylic Resins; C010504:polyacrylonitrile; D008094:Lithium; D012825:Silicon
batteries; binders; electrodes; polymers; silicon