Lithium-ion modified cellulose as a water-soluble binder for Li-O<sub>2</sub> battery

doi:10.1007/s11708-021-0750-3

Front. Energy

2022, Vol. 16

Issue (3) : 502-508 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-021-0750-3

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Lithium-ion modified cellulose as a water-soluble binder for Li-O₂ battery

Chenyi HU¹, Aiming WU¹, Fengjuan ZHU¹, Liuxuan LUO¹, Fan YANG¹, Guofeng XIA¹, Guanghua WEI², Shuiyun SHEN¹, Junliang ZHANG¹(

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¹. Institute of Fuel Cells, School of Mechanical Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Power and Machinery Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
². SJTU-Paris Tech Elite Institute of Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

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Abstract

An environment-friendly, water-soluble, and cellulose based binder (lithium carboxymethyl cellulose, CMC-Li) was successfully synthesized by using Li⁺ to replace Na⁺ in the commercial sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC-Na). Li-O₂ batteries based on the CMC-Li binder present enhanced discharge specific capacities (11151 mA·h/g at 100 mA/g) and a superior cycling stability (100 cycles at 200 mA/g) compared with those based on the CMC-Na binder. The enhanced performance may originate from the electrochemical stability of the CMC-Li binder and the ion-conductive nature of CMC-Li, which promotes the diffusion of Li⁺ in the cathode and consequently retards the increase of charge transfer resistance of the cathode during cycling. The results show that the water-soluble CMC-Li binder can be a green substitute for poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) binder based on organic solvent in the lithium oxygen batteries (LOBs).

Keywords cellulose binder specific capacity cyclabi- lity lithium-oxygen batteries

Corresponding Author(s): Junliang ZHANG

Online First Date: 08 June 2021 Issue Date: 07 July 2022

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Chenyi HU,Aiming WU,Fengjuan ZHU, et al. Lithium-ion modified cellulose as a water-soluble binder for Li-O₂ battery[J]. Front. Energy, 2022, 16(3): 502-508.

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Fig.1 FTIR spectra of CMC-Na, CMC-H, and CMC-Li.

Fig.2 XRD patterns of calcinate of CMC-Li and CMC-Na.

Fig.3 LSV curves of CMC-Li and CMC-Na, at a scan rate of 0.5 mV/s from open circuit voltage to 5.0 V.

Fig.4 Morphology and electrochemical performance of the cathodic electrodes.

Fig.5 Cyclability of battery at a current density of 200 mA/g.

Fig.6 EIS of Li-O₂ cells at different cycling stages with a limited capacity of 1000 mA?h/g at a current density of 200 mA/g.

Fig.7 SEM images of the discharged electrodes.

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