Cellulose-based self-standing films for use in Li-ion batteries
AssigneeHydro-Quebec
InventorsNicolas Delaporte, Abdelbast Guerfi, Karim Zaghib
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Abstract
The present technology relates to self-standing electrodes, their use in electrochemical cells, and their production processes using a water-based filtration process. For example, the self-standing electrodes may be used in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Particularly, the self-standing electrodes comprise a first electronically conductive material serving as a current collector, the surface of the first electronically conductive material being grafted with a hydrophilic group, a binder comprising cellulose fibres, an electrochemically active material, and optionally a second electronically conductive material. A process for the preparation of the self-standing electrodes is also described.
Claims23
An electrode material comprising an electrochemically active material in the form of particles coated with a carbon layer in a core-shell configuration, wherein the surface of the carbon layer is grafted with at least one aryl group of Formula I:
- wherein:
- FG is a hydrophilic functional group selected from a carboxylic acid and a sulfonic acid functional group;
- and
- n is an integer in the range of 1 to 5.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.