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Abstract
Battery safety has been of critical concerns and there are renewed interest in developing safer membranes for enhancing the inherent safety of lithium ion batteries. In this paper, the synthesis of a robust and safer self-reinforced composite ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) membrane is described. The self-reinforced composite membrane consists of ≈200 nm nanopores homogeneously embedded inside interpenetrating nanofibrillar "shish kebab" networks. It performs thermal fuse function by selectively melting its kebab crystals while the elongated shish fibrillary backbones remain intact. Simulated thermal fuse function tests show that the newly prepared separator displays a 300% increase in tensile strength (550 MPa), 300% increase in puncture resistance (1.5 N μm-1), as well as an 18 000 times increase in impedance when lateral dimensions are kept constant. Cells prepared using the UHMWPE separators also exhibit a 10% higher energy density and better cyclability than those using commercial separators. Hence, the newly prepared ultrathin and dimensionally stable membrane will enhance the safety protections for rechargeable batteries with low impedance for high energy and power density.Entities:
Keywords: LIB separators; UHMWPE; nanoporous membranes; self‐reinforced composite; shape retention
Year: 2017 PMID: 31565273 PMCID: PMC6607144 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.201700020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Glob Chall ISSN: 2056-6646
Figure 1Typical SEM images of biaxially oriented nanoporous UHMWPE membrane: a–c) SEM photograph of P‐class membrane surface.
Figure 2D‐class membrane: a,b) SEM photograph of D‐class membrane surface.
Figure 3DSC heat flow rate curve of membranes before (P‐class) and after (D‐class) pore closure.
Figure 4a) True stress versus Hencky strain curves of membranes before (P‐class) and after (D‐class) thermal treatment. b) True stress–strain curves of P‐class membranes tested at 125 and 145 °C (pore‐closure temperature). c) Force‐penetration displacement curves of P‐class and Celgard 2325 for puncture resistance test. The inserts are the images of the samples after puncture fracture. d) Nyquist plots of membranes before (P‐class) and after (D‐class) pore closure sandwiched in between blocking electrodes.
Figure 5Nyquist plots of a) P‐class and Celgard 2325 trilayer membranes, and b) D‐class membranes assembled in between Li and LiCoO2.
Figure 6Charge and discharge 1C‐rate capacity of cells utilizing P‐class and Celgard 2325 membranes as separators.