Binder and conductive agent‐free electrode for the excellent aqueous asymmetrical supercapacitor

Here, we introduce an environmentally friendly way of fabricating carbon nanoparticles which can be utilized as conductive agent for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Polyethylene (PE), which comprises the largest portion of plastic waste, was used as a source for carbon nanoparticle synthesis. Sulfonation allowed chemical structural transformation of innately non-carbonizable PE into a carbonizable conformation, and carbon nanoparticles could be successfully derived from sulfonated PE. Then, PE-derived carbon nanoparticles were used as conductive agents for LIBs, and assembled cells exhibited stable performance. Even though the performance is not as good as Super-P, utilization of PE as a source of conductive agent for LIBs might provide an economical advantage to upcycle PE.

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Highly Conductive Hierarchical C/C Composites to Eliminate Conductive Agent in EDLC Electrodes

ChemElectroChem ◽

10.1002/celc.201700650 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (11) ◽

pp. 2793-2800 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Panpan Chang ◽

Chengyang Wang ◽

Taro Kinumoto ◽

Tomoki Tsumura ◽

Mingming Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Conductive Agent

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Improvement on high rate performance of LiFePO4 cathodes using graphene as a conductive agent

Applied Surface Science ◽

10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.01.201 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 440 ◽

pp. 748-754 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Xufang Wei ◽

Yibiao Guan ◽

Xiaohui Zheng ◽

Qizhen Zhu ◽

Jinran Shen ◽

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Keyword(s):

High Rate ◽

Rate Performance ◽

Conductive Agent ◽

High Rate Performance

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Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Sb2O3 as an Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries by a Stable Cross-Linked Binder

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app9132677 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (13) ◽

pp. 2677 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Yong Liu ◽

Haichao Wang ◽

Keke Yang ◽

Yingnan Yang ◽

Junqing Ma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Large Volume ◽

Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽

Electrode Materials ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Cycling Performance ◽

Electrochemical Stability ◽

Esterification Reaction ◽

Conductive Agent ◽

Enhanced Electrochemical Performance

A binder plays an important role in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), especially for the electrode materials which have large volume expansion during charge and discharge. In this work, we designed a cross-linked polymeric binder with an esterification reaction of Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) and Fumaric Acid (FA), and successfully used it in an Sb2O3 anode for LIBs. Compared with conventional binder polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and CMC, the new cross-linked binder improves the electrochemical stability of the Sb2O3 anode. Specifically, with CMC-FA binder, the battery could deliver ~611.4 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles under the current density of 0.2 A g−1, while with PVDF or CMC binder, the battery degraded to 265.1 and 322.3 mAh g−1, respectively. The improved cycling performance is mainly due to that the cross-linked CMC-FA network could not only efficiently improve the contact between Sb2O3 and conductive agent, but can also buffer the large volume charge of the electrode during repeated charge/discharge cycles.

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Pre-blended conductive agent to effectively improve the storage properties of LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 cathode materials

Journal of Power Sources ◽

10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227445 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 448 ◽

pp. 227445 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Xiangbang Kong ◽

Shiyun Peng ◽

Jiyang Li ◽

Zhenjie Chen ◽

Zhiqiang Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cathode Materials ◽

Conductive Agent ◽

Storage Properties

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Effects of the aspect ratio of the conductive agent on the kinetic properties of lithium ion batteries

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c9ra09609d ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (70) ◽

pp. 40883-40886 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hyeonjun Song ◽

Yeonjae Oh ◽

Nilüfer Çakmakçı ◽

Youngjin Jeong

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Aspect Ratio ◽

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Kinetic Properties ◽

Conductive Agent

We fabricated lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) using the Super P and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as conductive agents to investigate the effect of the aspect ratio of conductive agent on the kinetic properties of LIB.

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