Effect of degree of porosity on the properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene) for Li-ion battery separators

Abstract: Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene) porous membranes were prepared by solvent evaporation at room temperature for lithium ion battery separator applications. Microporous membranes with varying pore size and overall porosity are obtained and the thermal, mechanical and electrical pro...

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Main Author: Costa, Carlos M. (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, L. C. (author), Sencadas, Vítor João Gomes Silva (author), Silva, Maria Manuela (author), Rocha, J. G. (author), Lanceros-Méndez, S. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Microporous membranes
P(VDF-TrFE)
Ionic conductivity
Lithium-ion battery
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/22695
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/22695
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Summary:Abstract: Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene) porous membranes were prepared by solvent evaporation at room temperature for lithium ion battery separator applications. Microporous membranes with varying pore size and overall porosity are obtained and the thermal, mechanical and electrical properties of the membranes were evaluated before and after liquid uptake of an electrolyte solution of 1 M LiClO4-PC. The electrolyte solution does not change the phase of the polymer and the membranes separators exhibited good thermal and mechanical properties until 100 ºC. The electrolyte solution improves the ionic conductivity of the microporous membranes with the ionic conductivity decreasing with increasing degree of porosity of the membranes. The electrical results obtained for the membranes were compared to the ones obtained for Celgard separators.

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