1KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, South Korea
2Carbon Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chundong-ro, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 55324, South Korea
3Energy Storage Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 5, 14-gil Hwaraong-ro, Seoul 02792, South Korea
4Program in Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
5Advanced Analysis Data Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 5, 14-gil Hwaraong-ro, Seoul 02792, South Korea
6Advanced Nanohybrids Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
7CJ CheilJedang Corporation, 55 Gwanggyo-ro 42Beon-gil, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16495, South Korea
8Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, South Korea
9Department of Integrative Energy Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, South Korea
Dong Hyuk Kang, Minhyuck Park, Jeonghun Lee, Chan Yeol Kim, Jimin Park, Youn-Ki Lee, Jong Chan Hyun, Son Ha, Jin Hwan Kwak, Juhee Yoon, Hyemin Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Do Hyun Kim, Sangmin Kim, Ji Yong Park, Robin Jang, Seung Jae Yang, Hee-Dae Lim, Se Youn Cho, Hyoung-Joon Jin, Seungjin Lee, Yunil Hwang, Young Soo Yun. High-Performance Thick Cathode Based on Polyhydroxyalkanoate Binder for Li Metal Batteries[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(1): 00347
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【AIGC One Sentence Reading】:A dual-network strategy using conductive nanofibrillar network and amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate binder enables the fabrication of a high-performance thick cathode for Li metal batteries, enhancing rate capability and cycling stability while achieving optimal energy performance.
【AIGC Short Abstract】:This study introduces a dual-network strategy using a conductive nanofibrillar network and amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate binder, enabling the fabrication of a high-performance thick cathode for Li metal batteries. The cathode, with a thickness ≥250 μm and ≥90 wt% active material, demonstrates excellent rate capability and cycling stability, significantly enhancing the energy performance of Li metal batteries.
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Abstract
Thick cathodes can overcome the low capacity issues, which mostly hamper the performance of the conventional active cathode materials, used in rechargeable Li batteries. However, the typical slurry-based method induces cracking and flaking during the fabrication of thick electrodes. In addition, a significant increase in the charge-transfer resistance and local current overload results in poor rate capabilities and cycling stabilities, thereby limiting electrode thickening. In this study, a synergistic dual-network combination strategy based on a conductive nanofibrillar network (CNN) and a nano-bridging amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate (aPHA) binder is used to demonstrate the feasibility of constructing a high-performance thick cathode. The CNN and aPHA dual network facilitates the fabrication of a thick cathode (≥ 250 μm thickness and ≥ 90 wt% active cathode material) by a mass-producible slurry method. The thick cathode exhibited a high rate capability and excellent cycling stability. In addition, the thick cathode and thin Li metal anode pair (Li//t-NCM) exhibited an optimal energy performance, affording high-performance Li metal batteries with a high areal energy of ~ 25.3 mW h cm-2, a high volumetric power density of ~ 1720 W L-1, and an outstanding specific energy of ~ 470 W h kg-1 at only 6 mA h cm-2. TOC figure: Synergistic combination of a conductive nano-fibrillar network (CNN) and nano-bridging amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate (aPHA) binder that affords the high-performance cathode with ≥ 250 μm thickness and ≥ 90 wt% active cathode material. Li-metal batteries (Li//t-NCM) based on thick cathodes and thin Li exhibit outstanding energy storage performance.
Dong Hyuk Kang, Minhyuck Park, Jeonghun Lee, Chan Yeol Kim, Jimin Park, Youn-Ki Lee, Jong Chan Hyun, Son Ha, Jin Hwan Kwak, Juhee Yoon, Hyemin Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Do Hyun Kim, Sangmin Kim, Ji Yong Park, Robin Jang, Seung Jae Yang, Hee-Dae Lim, Se Youn Cho, Hyoung-Joon Jin, Seungjin Lee, Yunil Hwang, Young Soo Yun. High-Performance Thick Cathode Based on Polyhydroxyalkanoate Binder for Li Metal Batteries[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(1): 00347