A Tunable 3D Nanostructured Conductive Gel Framework Electrode for High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries.
This study develops a tunable 3D nanostructured conductive gel framework as both binder and conductive framework for lithium ion batteries. A 3D nanostructured gel framework with continuous electron pathways can provide hierarchical pores for ion transport and form uniform coatings on each active particle against aggregation. The hybrid gel electrodes based on a polypyrrole gel framework and Fe3O4nanoparticles as a model system in this study demonstrate the best rate performance, the highest achieved mass ratio of active materials, and the highest achieved specific capacities when considering total electrode mass, compared to current literature. This 3D nanostructured gel-based framework represents a powerful platform for various electrochemically active materials to enable the next-generation high-energy batteries.
Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Ye
Y
Shi
Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Jun
J
Zhang
Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
Andrea M
AM
Bruck
Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
Yiman
Y
Zhang
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Upton, NY, 11973, USA.
Jing
J
Li
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Upton, NY, 11973, USA.
Eric A
EA
Stach
Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.|Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
Kenneth J
KJ
Takeuchi
Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.|Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
Amy C
AC
Marschilok
Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.|Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.|Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA.
Esther S
ES
Takeuchi
Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Guihua
G
Yu
conductive polymers; energy storage; gel framework; lithium ion batteries; magnetite