Superior Electrochemical Performance of Thin-Film Thermoplastic Elastomer-Coated SnSb as an Anode for Li-ion Batteries

Alexander Tesfaye 1 Frederic Dumur 2, 3 Didier Gigmes 2, 3 Sébastien Maria 2, 3 Laure Monconduit 3, 4 Thierry Djenizian 1
1 MADIREL - Matériaux divisés, interfaces, réactivité, électrochimie
2 ICR - Institut de Chimie Radicalaire
3 RS2E - Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l'énergie
4 ICGM ICMMM - Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux de Montpellier
Abstract : The high failure strain of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) is a very desirable feature for rechargeable Li-ion batteries by improving the lifetime of high specific capacity anode materials that undergo mechanical fractures induced by large volume variations. In this work, poly(styrene-b-2-hydroxyethyl acrylate) called PS-b-PHEA was synthesized by a nitroxide meditated polymerization method. Owing to the use of a specific polystyrene macroinitiator (SG1), a suitable TPE copolymer with long hydroxyethyl acrylate blocks to ensure good mechanical properties is obtained for the first time. We show that the electrochemical properties of the PS-b-PHEA-coated SnSb anode are drastically improved by suppressing the crack formation at the surface of the electrode. Indeed, electrochemical characterization revealed that a high and stable gravimetric capacity over 100 cycles could be achieved. Moreover, excellent capacity reversibility was achieved when cycled at multiple C-rates and fast kinetics confirming the strong protection role of the polymer. The advanced chemical and mechanical properties of PS-b-PHEA open up promising perspectives to significantly improve the electrochemical performance of all electrodes that are known to suffer from large volume variations.
Keywords : thermoplastic elastomers Li-ion batteries PS-b-PHEA PS-b-PHEA-coated SnSb
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Alexander Tesfaye, Frederic Dumur, Didier Gigmes, Sébastien Maria, Laure Monconduit, et al.. Superior Electrochemical Performance of Thin-Film Thermoplastic Elastomer-Coated SnSb as an Anode for Li-ion Batteries. Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group, 2019, 9 (1), ⟨https://rdcu.be/btv2e⟩. ⟨10.1038/s41598-019-40835-9⟩. ⟨hal-02082253⟩

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