Preparation method of porous high-load electrode for lithium-sulfur battery

A lithium-sulfur battery and electrode technology, applied in battery electrodes, electrode manufacturing, lithium batteries, etc., can solve the problems of ineffective use of active materials in the inner layer, inability of electrolyte to infiltrate active materials, and unfavorable energy density of lithium-sulfur batteries. The effect of enriching the electrochemical reaction interface, improving ionic conductivity, and shortening the production time

Pending Publication Date: 2022-01-18
CHANGSHA RES INST OF MINING & METALLURGY +1
View PDF10 Cites 0 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

This patented technology improves the design of an electrified cathode used with batteries that have higher capacity than previous designs while also maintaining good electric conduction properties through better ion transfer channel formation. It increases both the amount of charge carrying electrons (positive or negative), increasing their mobility within the liquid phase during charging cycles, making them more accessible towards reactants inside the cell. By adding certain treatments on top of existing holes, this new type of elec trodes becomes even stronger due to its enhanced pore space content and greater surface areas compared to older methods such as coating techniques. Overall, these technical improvements enhance the quality and effectiveness of Lithium Sululfide batteries' ability to store larger amounts of charged particles without losing much power.

Problems solved by technology

This patented describes different ways how to improve the performance and lifespan of Lithium-Sulphurbine batteries by improving both their energy densities and reducing impurity content within them while maintaining stable solid state properties.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Preparation method of porous high-load electrode for lithium-sulfur battery
  • Preparation method of porous high-load electrode for lithium-sulfur battery
  • Preparation method of porous high-load electrode for lithium-sulfur battery

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment 1

[0039] A method for preparing a porous high-capacity positive electrode for lithium-sulfur batteries, the process flow can be found in figure 1 , including the following steps:

[0040] 1) Preparation of sulfur-carbon film layer: first prepare sulfur-carbon mixture (sublimated sulfur-ketjen black), the specific operation is to put sublimated sulfur and ketjen black into a powder machine with a mass ratio of 4:1 and mix them evenly. about 15s each time, 3 times in total; then put it into the reaction kettle, vacuum seal it, place it in a blast drying oven, melt it at 155°C for 12 hours, take it out, and set it aside for use. Sulfur-carbon mixture (8.90g), conductive agent Ketjen black (0.5g), ethanol (30mL), NH 4 HCO 3 (with a particle size of 0.1-0.3 mm) was added into a planetary mixer, started the planetary mixer and stirred at a speed of 600 rpm for 3 hours until the slurry was uniform, and then stopped stirring to obtain an initial slurry. Then add binder (60wt.% PTFE emul

Embodiment 2

[0044] A method for preparing a porous high-capacity positive electrode for lithium-sulfur batteries. The difference from Example 1 is that the pore-forming agent NH 4 HCO 3 The content of the sulfur-carbon film layer prepared in step (1) is 20wt.% of the sum of the mass of the sulfur-carbon mixture, binder and conductive agent. All the other steps are consistent with Example 1.

Embodiment 3

[0046] A method for preparing a porous high-capacity positive electrode for lithium-sulfur batteries. The difference from Example 1 is that the pore-forming agent NH 4 HCO 3 The content of the sulfur-carbon film layer prepared in the step (1) is 30wt.% of the sum of the mass of the sulfur-carbon mixture, binder and conductive agent. All the other steps are consistent with Example 1.

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to view more

PUM

PropertyMeasurementUnit
Particle sizeaaaaaaaaaa
Thicknessaaaaaaaaaa
Energy densityaaaaaaaaaa
Login to view more

Abstract

The invention provides a preparation method of a porous high-load electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery. The preparation method comprises the following steps: 1) preparing an electrode manufacturing material into a sulfur-carbon film layer by using a rolling process, wherein the electrode manufacturing material comprises a sulfur-carbon mixture containing sublimed sulfur, a conductive agent and NH4HCO3; and 2) placing an aluminum net between two sulfur-carbon film layers, and rolling and laminating to prepare a high-load electrode; and then removing NH4HCO3 in the sulfur-carbon film layers through hot drying treatment, and forming an ion channel in the high-load electrode to obtain the porous high-load electrode. The pore-forming agent NH4HCO3 is introduced in the preparation process of the high-load electrode, the ion channel with a proper pore diameter is reserved in the high-load electrode by utilizing a gasification reaction of thermal decomposition of the pore-forming agent NH4HCO3, the ion channel plays an important role in improving the wettability of an electrolyte and improving the ion transmission efficiency in a battery reaction, and the overall energy density of the lithium-sulfur battery can be improved by 2-3 times.

Description

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to view more

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to view more

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to view more
Owner CHANGSHA RES INST OF MINING & METALLURGY
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Try Eureka
PatSnap group products