A phase inversion based sponge-like polysulfonamide/SiO2 composite separator for high performance lithium-ion batteries

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2017.12.010

Abstract

Abstract: In this work, a sponge-like polysulfonamide (PSA)/SiO₂ composite membrane is unprecedentedly prepared by the phase inversion method, and successfully demonstrated as a novel separator of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Compared to the commercial polypropylene (PP) separator, the sponge-like PSA/SiO₂ composite possesses better physical and electrochemical properties, such as higher porosity, ionic conductivity, thermal stability and flame retarding ability. The LiCoO₂/Li half-cells using the sponge-like composite separator demonstrate superior rate capability and cyclability over those using the commercial PP separator. Moreover, the sponge-like composite separator can ensure the normal operation of LiCoO₂/Li half-cell at an extremely high temperature of 90℃, while the commercial PP separator cannot. All these encouraging results suggest that this phase inversion based sponge-like PSA/SiO₂ composite separator is really a promising separator for high performance LIBs.

Key words: Polysulfonamide/SiO₂ composite, Phase inversion method, Separator, Performance enhancement, Lithium-ion battery

Xiao Wang, Gaojie Xu, Qingfu Wang, Chenglong Lu, Chengzhong Zong, Jianjun Zhang, Liping Yue, Guanglei Cui. A phase inversion based sponge-like polysulfonamide/SiO₂ composite separator for high performance lithium-ion batteries[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2018, 26(6): 1292-1299.

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