Core-Shell Fluororesin Binder Particles for Electrode Adhesion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional core-shell particles with a perfluorinated resin core and a non-fluorinated resin shell do not provide sufficient adhesive strength for electrode active materials, and the shell layer may not completely surround the core, limiting their effectiveness as a binder.
Innovation Solution
The development of core-shell particles with a perfluorinated resin core and an acryl-based polymer shell, manufactured via emulsion polymerization using polyethylene glycol ether as an emulsifier, to enhance adhesive strength and uniformity, incorporating acryl-based monomers such as methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and C2 to C6 alkyl (meth)acrylate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional core-shell particles with non-fluorinated resin shell are used, then surface properties are improved, but adhesive strength to electrode active materials is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters of the shell layer from conventional non-fluorinated resin to specific acryl-based polymers (polyacrylic acid, polyacrylamide, polyvinyl alcohol, or carboxymethyl cellulose) with defined molecular weights and degrees of substitution. This parameter change enables the shell to provide both desired surface properties and sufficient adhesive strength to electrode active materials, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and adhesive strength.
2Stability of the object's composition
If shell layer is formed on perfluorinated resin core, then dispersibility is improved, but shell layer may not completely surround the core
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a composite core-shell structure where a perfluorinated resin core (providing dispersibility and electrochemical stability) is combined with a specifically engineered acryl-based polymer shell (providing complete coverage and uniformity). The shell materials are selected and formulated to ensure complete encapsulation of the core, achieving both improved dispersibility and uniform shell formation, thus resolving the contradiction between stability and manufacturing precision.
3Quantity of substance
If small amount of perfluorinated resin is used, then content of core-shell particles is reduced, but binding force between electrode active materials must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by concentrating the binding function in the acryl-based polymer shell layer while the perfluorinated resin core provides dispersibility. The shell layer, comprising specific acryl-based polymers with controlled molecular weights and functional groups, is designed to provide strong adhesive properties locally at the particle surface, enabling effective binding of electrode active materials even when the overall content of core-shell particles is reduced. This localized functional differentiation resolves the contradiction between quantity and strength.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The new core-shell particles exhibit excellent binding properties, even with a small amount of perfluorinated resin, providing strong adhesion to electrode active materials and a uniform particle size distribution, enhancing the performance of electrodes.
Implementation Method 1
a binder which imparts a binding force or adhesive strength between the electrode active materials
Implementation Method 2
core-shell particles are manufactured by emulsion polymerization of an acryl-based monomer to the perfluorinated resin core
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AI summary
The present invention relates to core-shell particles (or a core-shell particle-type binder), a composition comprising the core-shell particles (or the core-shell particle-type binder), or an electrode manufactured from the composition, the core-shell particles having a perfluorinated resin core, which comprises a perfluorinated polymer, and a resin shell layer, which comprises an acrylic polymer, wherein the core-shell particles are prepared by emulsion-polymerizing an acrylic monomer to the perfluorinated resin core by using, as an emulsifier, a polyethylene glycol ether having an alkyl group of C8 or greater, which is substituted with at least one alkyl of chemical formula 1, and the acrylic monomer comprises (a) methyl methacrylate (MMA), (b) methacrylic acid (MAA) or acrylic acid (AA), and (c) a C2-C6 alkyl (meth)acrylate.


