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- Title
Eco-Friendly Water-Processable Polyimide Binders with High Adhesion to Silicon Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries.
- Authors
So, Yujin; Bae, Hyeon-Su; Kang, Yi Young; Chung, Ji Yun; Park, No Kyun; Kim, Jinsoo; Jung, Hee-Tae; Won, Jong Chan; Ryou, Myung-Hyun; Kim, Yun Ho
- Abstract
Silicon is an attractive anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) because of its natural abundance and excellent theoretical energy density. However, Si-based electrodes are difficult to commercialize because of their significant volume changes during lithiation that can result in mechanical damage. To overcome this limitation, we synthesized an eco-friendly water-soluble polyimide (W-PI) precursor, poly(amic acid) salt (W-PAmAS), as a binder for Si anodes via a simple one-step process using water as a solvent. Using the W-PAmAS binder, a composite Si electrode was achieved by low-temperature processing at 150 °C. The adhesion between the electrode components was further enhanced by introducing 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid, which contains free carboxylic acid (–COOH) groups in the W-PAmAS backbone. The –COOH of the W-PI binder chemically interacts with the surface of Si nanoparticles (SiNPs) by forming ester bonds, which efficiently bond the SiNPs, even during severe volume changes. The Si anode with W-PI binder showed improved electrochemical performance with a high capacity of 2061 mAh g−1 and excellent cyclability of 1883 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles at 1200 mA g−1. Therefore, W-PI can be used as a highly effective polymeric binder in Si-based high-capacity LIBs.
- Subjects
LITHIUM-ion batteries; ANODES; AMIC acids; ENERGY density; SILICON; POLYIMIDES
- Publication
Nanomaterials (2079-4991), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 12, p3164
- ISSN
2079-4991
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nano11123164