Integrated fast assembly of free-standing lithium titanate/carbon nanotube/cellulose nanofiber hybrid network film as flexible paper-electrode for lithium-ion batteries

A free-standing lithium titanate (Li4Ti5O12)/carbon nanotube/cellulose nanofiber hybrid network film is successfully assembled by using a pressure-controlled aqueous extrusion process, which is highly efficient and easily to scale up from the perspective of disposable and recyclable device production. This hybrid network film used as a lithium-ion battery (LIB) electrode has a dual-layer structure consisting of Li4Ti5O12/carbon nanotube/cellulose nanofiber composites (hereinafter referred to as LTO/CNT/CNF), and carbon nanotube/cellulose nanofiber composites (hereinafter referred to as CNT/CNF). In the heterogeneous fibrous network of the hybrid film, CNF serves simultaneously as building skeleton and a biosourced binder, which substitutes traditional toxic solvents and synthetic polymer binders. Of importance here is that the CNT/CNF layer is used as a lightweight current collector to replace traditional heavy metal foils, which therefore reduces the total mass of the electrode while keeping the same areal loading of active materials. The free-standing network film with high flexibility is easy to handle, and has extremely good conductivity, up to 15.0 S cm(-1). The flexible paper-electrode for LIBs shows very good high rate cycling performance, and the specific charge/discharge capacity values are up to 142 mAh g(-1) even at a current rate of 10 C. On the basis of the mild condition and fast assembly process, a CNF template fulfills multiple functions in the fabrication of paper-electrode for LIBs, which would offer an ever increasing potential for high energy density, low cost, and environmentally friendly flexible electronics.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

ACS applied materials & interfaces - 7(2015), 20 vom: 27. Mai, Seite 10695-701

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cao, Shaomei [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Song, Yuanyuan [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hongjiang [VerfasserIn]
Miao, Miao [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Jianhui [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Liyi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cellulose nanofiber
Flexible paper-electrode
Free-standing fibrous network film
Journal Article
Lithium-ion batteries
Pressure-controlled extrusion process
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 20.08.2015

Date Revised 27.05.2015

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsami.5b02693

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM248669788