PEO-PVA based binder for lithium-sulfur batteries
US10388959B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the formation of cathodes for lithium-sulfur battery cells, it is often desired to form the cathodes by resin-bonding particles of a sulfur-based cathode material as a porous cathode material layer on the surface(s) of a suitable metal current collector. It is found that the use of a copolymer of polyethylene oxide and polyvinyl alcohol, dissolved in water, provides a resin-particle slurry that is readily spreadable onto the current collector surface to form a uniform layer of porous cathode material particles. And upon evaporation of the water, the copolymer-bonded, sulfur-based particle coated cathodes function very well in assembled lithium-sulfur cells.
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