Hydrocolloids as binders for graphite anodes of lithium-ion batteries

A series of seven different hydrocolloids are tested as water-soluble binders for synthetic graphite (SG)-based electrodes of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and compared with the standard poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF) binder. The hydrocolloids selected are sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Na-CMC),...

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Autores: Cuesta Pedrayes, Nuria, Ramos, Alberto, Cameán Martínez, Ignacio, Antuña-Nieto, Cristina, García Suárez, Ana Beatriz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/414117
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/414117
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84920695977
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Lithium-ion batteries
Anodes
Aqueous binders
Graphite
Hydrocolloids
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Sumario:A series of seven different hydrocolloids are tested as water-soluble binders for synthetic graphite (SG)-based electrodes of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and compared with the standard poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF) binder. The hydrocolloids selected are sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Na-CMC), sodium alginate (Na-Alg), gum arabic (GA), xanthan gum (XG), guar gam (GG), agar-agar (AA) and carrageenan (CAR), the latter three with no precedents in the literature. They all show thermal and electrochemical stability under the experimental conditions employed. For SG/hydrocolloid electrodes, binder concentrations of 5 wt% are found to be optimal, providing outstanding electrochemical performances for electrodes with Na-Alg Na-CMC, XG and GG in galvanostatic cycling experiments at constant (C/10, with C = 372 mAg<sup>-1</sup>) and variable (from C/10 to 2C) current rates, which are comparable, or even superior to those of SG/PVDF electrodes with higher binder content (8 wt%). In contrast, SG/GA, SG/CAR and SG/AA electrodes show poorer electrochemical performances, most likely owing to the low adhesion capacity of the binder (GA and CAR), or the formation of films covering the SG particles (CAR and AA).