Method and system for multiple carbon precursors for enhanced battery electrode robustness
US10840512B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for multiple carbon precursors for enhanced battery electrode robustness may include an electrode having an active material on a current collector, the active material including two or more carbon precursor materials, and an additive, wherein the carbon precursor materials have different pyrolysis temperatures. A battery may include the electrode. The carbon precursor materials may include polyimide (PI) and polyamide-imide (PAI). The active material may be pyrolyzed at a temperature such that a first carbon precursor material is partially pyrolyzed and a second carbon precursor material is completely pyrolyzed. The carbon precursor materials may include two or more of PI, PAI, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), and sodium alginate. The active material may include silicon constituting at least 50% of weight of a formed anode after pyrolysis. The active material may include silicon constituting up to 97% of weight of a formed electrode after pyrolysis.
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