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Compositions and methods for energy storage devices having improved performance

A technology of energy storage devices and dry adhesives, which can be used in active material electrodes, structural parts, electrochemical generators, etc., and can solve problems such as structural electrode performance limitations

Pending Publication Date: 2020-07-21
TESLA INC
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Furthermore, existing fabrication methods may impose practical limits on the performance of electrodes of various structures

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[0107] Example 1: Thick Electrode

[0108] A dry battery anode was fabricated comprising 96 wt% graphite and 4 wt% binder, wherein the binder comprised 2 wt% PTFE, 1 wt% CMC and 1 wt% PVDF, making up the 4 wt% binder in total . A cathode comprising 94 wt% NMC622, 3 wt% conductive additive and 3 wt% polymer binder was also fabricated in a dry process. In addition, wet electrodes were fabricated with the following composition: wet anode comprising 95.7 wt% graphite, 1% conductive additive and 3.3 wt% polymer binder, and wet cathode comprising 91.5 wt% active component and 4.4 wt% conductive additive and 4.1% by weight polymer binder. Other electrode membrane compositions can be envisioned and prepared, and the disclosure herein is not limited to the particular compositions disclosed.

[0109] Four Li-ion batteries were assembled following the scheme in Table 1. The specific capacity of each lithium-ion battery in Table 1 was tested (see Figure 5A ), Coulombic efficiency ...

Embodiment 2

[0118] Embodiment 2: the specific capacity of thick dry electrode

[0119] Table 3 provides electrode specifications for thick NMC622 cathodes and thick graphite anodes. The NMC622 cathode consisted of 94wt% NMC622, 2wt% porous carbon, 1wt% conductive carbon and 3wt% PTFE. The graphite anode consisted of 96 wt% graphite, 1.5 wt% CMC, 0.5 wt% PVDF and 2 wt% PTFE. Figure 12 with 13 Half-cell first-cycle results were recorded for dry NMC622 and graphite electrodes, respectively. Figure 12 The half-cell in is charged at room temperature with a constant current of C / 20 to 4.3 V cutoff, then charged at constant voltage to C / 40 cutoff, and then discharged at room temperature with a constant current of C / 20 to 2.7 V cutoff. Figure 13 The half-cell in is charged at room temperature with a constant current of C / 20 to 5 mV cutoff, then charged at constant voltage to C / 40 cutoff, and discharged at room temperature with a constant current of C / 20 to 2 V cutoff. As recorded in Tabl...

Embodiment 3

[0126] Example 3: Thick electrode charge and discharge performance

[0127] Figure 15A with 15B Discharge rate voltage curves for dry and wet coated electrodes are provided, respectively. The active materials used in both coating techniques are NMC622 for the cathode and graphite for the anode. The wet NMC622 cathode consisted of approximately 92 wt% NMC622, 4 wt% conductive carbon and 4 wt% PVDF. With 41.0mg / cm 2 The loading of the wet NMC622 cathode was obtained to obtain a thick film of 155 μm, a porosity of 36%, and a porosity of 2.66 g / cm 3 electrode film density. The wet graphite anode consisted of approximately 96 wt% graphite, 1 wt% conductive carbon, and 3 wt% CMC / styrene-butadiene binder. With 24.5mg / cm 2 A wet graphite anode was formed with a load of 182 μm thick film, 37.5% porosity and 1.35 g / cm 3 electrode film density.

[0128] The dry NMC622 cathode consisted of approximately 95 wt% NMC622, 2 wt% porous carbon, 1 wt% conductive carbon, and 2 wt% PTF...

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Abstract

Provided herein are energy storage devices comprising at least one dry process, self-supporting electrode film having improved performance. The improved performance may be realized as improved electrode material loading, improved active material loading, improved active material density, improved areal capacity, improved specific capacity, improved areal energy density, improved energy density, improved specific energy density, or improved Coulombic efficiency.

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[0001] Incorporation by reference of any priority application [0002] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 590110, filed November 22, 2017, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to energy storage devices, and in particular to materials and methods for dry electrode energy storage devices with improved performance. Background technique [0004] Electrical energy storage units are widely used to power electronic, electromechanical, electrochemical and other useful devices. Such cells include batteries, such as primary chemical and secondary (rechargeable) batteries, fuel cells, and various capacitors, including supercapacitors. Increasing the working power and energy of energy storage devices, including capacitors and batteries, would be desirable for enhancing energy storage, increasing power capacity, and expanding practical usage scena...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): C01G53/04H01M4/525H01M4/587H01M4/62H01M10/0525C08L1/00
CPCC01G53/04C08L1/00H01M4/525H01M4/587H01M4/622H01M4/623H01M10/0525Y02E60/10H01M4/13H01M4/133H01M4/131H01M4/139H01M4/505H01M4/0471H01M4/0435H01M2004/021H01M4/0404H01M2004/027H01M2004/028
Inventor 申俊昊希厄·明赫·东海姆·费根鲍姆
Owner TESLA INC