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High Performance Separator at High-Temperature for Lithium-ion Batteries

고온 싸이클 성능이 우수한 리튬 이차전지 분리막

  • Yoo, Seungmin (Department of Chemical Engineering, Ulsan College)
  • 유승민 (울산과학대학교 화학공학과)
  • Received : 2021.01.11
  • Accepted : 2021.02.05
  • Published : 2021.02.28

Abstract

A lithium secondary battery is the most promising candidate for future energy storage devices. On the other hand, the battery capacity decreases gradually due to the small amount of water and decomposition of the salts during the charging and discharging process, which deteriorates at high temperatures. Many researchers focused on increasing the cycling performance, but there have been few studies on the fundamental problem that removes water and HF molecules. In this study, silane molecules that are capable of absorbing water and HF molecules are introduced to the separator. Firstly, silica-coated amino-silane (APTES, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane) was synthesized, then the silica reacted with epoxy-silane, GPTMS ((3-glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane). A ceramic-coated separator was fabricated using the silane-coated silica, which is coated on porous polyethylene substrates. FT-IR spectroscopy and TEM analysis were performed to examine the chemical composition and the shape of the silane-coated silica. SEM was performed to confirm the ceramic layers. LMO half cells were fabricated to evaluate the cycling performance at 60 ℃. The cells equipped with a GPTMS-silica separator showed stable cycling performance, suggesting that it would be a solution for improving the cycling performance of the Li-ion batteries at high temperatures.

리튬이차전지는 매우 우수한 차세대 에너지 저장장치이다. 하지만, 전해액 내에 존재하는 미량의 수분과 리튬염의 분해에 의해 충방전이 진행됨에 따라 용량이 감소하게 되고, 고온인 경우 이 현상은 더욱 악화된다. 많은 연구자들이 싸이클 성능향상을 위한 연구는 활발히 진행되고 있지만, 근본적인 문제인 수분 및 HF를 제거하는 연구는 많이 진행되고 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 이를 해결하기위해, 수분 및 HF가 흡착이 가능한 실란계 물질을 분리막에 도입하였다. 우선 아미노실란(APTES, 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane)이 코팅된 실리카를 제조 후 에폭시 실란(GPTMS, (3-Glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane)과 반응을 시켜 표면에 실란이 위치한 실리카를 합성하였다. 실란이 코팅된 세라믹 코팅층을 다공성 폴리에틸렌에 코팅을 하여 세라믹 코팅된 분리막을 제조하였다. FT-IR, TEM을 이용하여 실란이 코팅된 세라믹층의 성분분석, 형상분석을 실시하였으며, 분리막의 세라믹층을 확인하기위해 SEM 분석을 실시하였다. 또한, 제조된 분리막의 60 ℃ 싸이클 성능을 평가하기위해 LMO 반쪽 전지를 제조하였다. GPTMS가 도입된 분리막은 안정적인 고온 싸이클 성능을 보였으며, 이러한 기술은 향후 고온 싸이클 성능을 개선하기 위한 하나의 방법이 될 수 있을 것이다.

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