1. Electrochemical properties of electrospun polyimide membrane for lithiumion battery.
- Author
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ZHOU Jin-hui, JIAO Xiao-ning, and KANG Wei-min
- Subjects
LITHIUM-ion batteries ,ELECTROSPINNING ,POLYIMIDES ,ARTIFICIAL membranes ,ELECTROCHEMICAL analysis ,SEPARATION (Technology) - Abstract
The thermosetting polyimide PI nano -fibers based nonwoven membrane is prepared by electrospinning technique and followed by thermal imidization. The physical and mechanical properties of PI nano-fibers based nonwoven separators are tested and the electrochemical performance of the PI membrane for lithium ion battery at different charge cut-off voltage herein common voltage 4.2 V and higher 4.4 V is investigated. The results show that the average diameter of PI nano-fibers is as fine as 276 nm the porosity of PI nano-fibers based nonwoven separators is up to 92% and they exhibit better wettability for the polar electrolyte compared to the commercial Celgard 2400 membrane After 50 cycles at 0.2C/0.2C charge and discharge rate the capacity retention ratio of the cell assembled with PI nano-fibers based nonwoven separators at both voltage range is higher than 80% especially that of 4.4 V charge is up to 91.6% which are obviously superior to commercial Celgard 2400 membrane moreover the special capacity of PI separators fades slower than Celgard 2400 membrane with the increase of discharge rate at both situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2014