Improving the performance of paper-based separator for lithium-ion batteries application by cellulose fiber acetylation and metal-organic framework coating
1. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry and Physics, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, China 2. Huzhou Yongxing Lithium Battery Technology Co., Ltd., Huzhou 313000, China 3. College of Food Science and Engineering, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang 464000, China
Paper-based separator for lithium-ion battery application has attracted great attention due to its good electrolyte affinity and thermal stability. To avoid the short circuit by the micron-sized pores of paper and improve the electrochemical properties of paper-based separator, cellulose fibers were acetylated followed by wet papermaking and metal-organic framework coating. Due to the strong intermolecular interaction between acetylated cellulose fibers and N,N-dimethylformamide, the resulting separator exhibited compact microstructure. The zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 coating endowed the separator with enhanced electrolyte affinity (electrolyte contact angle of 0°), ionic conductivity (1.26 mS·cm–1), interfacial compatibility (284 Ω), lithium ion transfer number (0.61) and electrochemical stability window (4.96 V). The assembled LiFePO4/Li battery displayed an initial discharge capacity of 146.10 mAh·g–1 at 0.5 C with capacity retention of 99.71% after 100 cycles and good rate performance. Our proposed strategy would provide a novel perspective for the design of high-performance paper-based separators for battery applications.
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