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Tissue paper-based composite separator using nano-SiO₂ hybrid crosslinked polymer electrolyte as coating layer for lithium ion battery with superior security and cycle stability

Authors: Xinyu Zeng, Yu Liu, Rulei He, Tongyuan Li, Yuqin Hu, Cheng Wang, Jing Xu, Luoxin Wang, Hua Wang

Published in: Cellulose | Issue 7/2022

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In order to develop high power lithium ion batteries (LIBs), urgent requirements including adequate safety, higher current density and superior cyclic stability are proposed for separator. Tissue paper, composed of packed cellulose fibers, possesses lower production cost, easier accessibility, superior wettability together with outstanding thermostability, and is thus a candidate to be the substrate for high performance separator. To address the issue of structural failure usually encountered by single polymer as binder during long term cycling, crosslinked binder was constructed on tissue paper to adhere nano-SiO₂ through chemical reactions between poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) and hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (PEI) in this work. The effects of crosslinking degree on physical properties and electrochemical performance were studied thoroughly. When the feed ratio of PVDF-HFP and PEI is fixed at 10:1, the crosslinked composite separator displays excellent electrolyte uptake and wettability, superior ionic conductivity, better interfacial compatibility as well as higher Li⁺ transference number (0.56), thus offering battery with prominent rate capabilities. Besides, this crosslinked composite separator exhibits satisfying dimensional stability even treated at 250 °C, better flame retardancy, enhanced mechanical behavior, wider electrochemical window and outstanding cycle stability. Accordingly, tissue paper-based crosslinked composite separators can meet higher requirements put forward by high power LIBs.

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Title: Tissue paper-based composite separator using nano-SiO2 hybrid crosslinked polymer electrolyte as coating layer for lithium ion battery with superior security and cycle stability
Authors: Xinyu Zeng
Yu Liu
Rulei He
Tongyuan Li
Yuqin Hu
Cheng Wang
Jing Xu
Luoxin Wang
Hua Wang
Publication date: 16-03-2022
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Cellulose / Issue 7/2022
Print ISSN: 0969-0239
Electronic ISSN: 1572-882X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-04499-5

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