Electrochemical performance of lithium titanate anode fabricated using a water-based binder

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Cathode material for sodium-ion batteries based on manganese hexacyanoferrate: the role of the binder component

Sodium manganese hexacyanoferrate (NaMnHCF) was synthesized by a hydrothermal method and investigated as a cathode material for sodium-ion batteries. The morphology and the structure of NaMnHCF were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and EDX analysis. New composition of NaMnHCF cathode material for sodium-ion batteries with eco-friendly water-based binder consisting of conducting polymer poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiopene/polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) dispersion and carboxymethyl cellulose (СМС) was proposed. The electrochemical properties of NaMnHCF cathode material with conductive polymer binder were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge-discharge, and the results were compared with the performance of a conventional PVDF-bound material. It was shown that the initial discharge capacity of electrodes with conductive binder is 130 mAh g⁻¹, whereas the initial discharge capacity of PVDF-bound electrodes was 109 mAh g⁻¹ (both at current density 120 mA g⁻¹, values normalized by NaMnHCF mass). The material with conductive binder also has better rate capability; however, it is losing in cycling capability to the electrode composition with conventional PVDF binder.

     

Synthesis and Study of the Electrochemical Properties of Manganese Hexacyanoferrate as a Cathode Material for Na-Ion Batteries

Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry - Manganese hexacyanoferrate was synthesized by the hydrothermal method and its cubic structure was established. Manganese hexacyanoferrate powder was studied...     

Electochemical characteristics of LiMn<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript>/Li<Subscript>4</Subscript>Ti<Subscript>5</Subscript>O<Subscript>12</Subscript> battery with conducting polymeric binder

Lithium-ion battery based on LiMn₂O₄/Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ materials was assembled for the first time. The cathode and anode of this battery are prepared with the aqueous combined binder poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene: polystyrene sulfonate/carboxymethylcellulose (without polyvinylidene fluoride). The capacity of the LiMn₂O₄/Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ battery was found to be 75 mA h g^–1 at 0.1 C and 55 mA h g^–1 at 1 C. A 95% capacity was retained after 100 charge-discharge cycles. The batteries demonstrated a high Coulombic efficiency close to 100%. Scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that using the conducting binder poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene: polystyrene sulfonate/carboxymethylcellulose provides formation of dense compact layers of electrode materials with good adhesion to the substrate. The electrode structure remains maintained after 100 charge-discharge cycles.