Cellulose fibres and an easy aqueous filtration process are used as binder and sheet forming technique, respectively, for the elaboration of mixed graphite (GP)–carbon fibres (CF) composite electrodes for Li-ion batteries. The screening of GP and CF mass fraction in the electrodes showed that the presence of two conducting phases has a synergistic effect on the electrode conductivity when GP and CF percolation networks are simultaneously present. A conductivity peak at 950 S m1 was attained for GP and CF volume fractions of 13% and 6%, respectively, corresponding to the percolation threshold of each individual phase. Cellulose/CF electrodes display moderate specific capacity of 200 mA h g1 and a good specific capacity retention at high current rate, whereas cellulose GP electrodes demonstrate high specific capacity of about 310 mA h g1 and a low specific capacity retention at high current rate which is ascribed to the high binder content, i.e. 20%, and low electron conductivity of 100 S m1. The use of CF/GP blends as active materials allows obtaining electrodes with high electron conductivity and specific capacity retention with CF:GP weight ratios ranging between 1:1 and 1:2.
Cellulose/graphite/carbon fibres composite electrodes for Li-ion batteries / Jabbour L.; Destro M.; Chaussy D.; Gerbaldi C.; Bodoardo S.; Penazzi N.; Beneventi D.. - In: COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 0266-3538. - STAMPA. - 87:(2013), pp. 232-239. [10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.07.029]
Titolo: | Cellulose/graphite/carbon fibres composite electrodes for Li-ion batteries | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2013 | |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.07.029 | |
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