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In the present work, we studied the performance of different new binders based on poly[ionic liquids] (POILs) using a well-known negative electrode material such as Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) compound and ionic liquids (ILs) as solvents. We used an IL formed by Pip1,4Tf2N with N-butyl-N-methyl piperidinium (Pip1,4) as the cation and bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (Tf2N−) as the anion. We tested two POILs as binders, composed of either LiTf2N, Pip1,4Tf2N, and PVDF or poly[diallyldimethylammonium]Tf2N (PDDA) as the polymer precursors (PVDF-IL and PDDA-IL, respectively). The best Li+ transport number as well as the smallest contact angle (electrolyte membrane) was obtained for the PDDA-IL polymer. The swelling effect better facilitates impregnation than the other polymers. The LTO/PDDA-IL combination showed the best specific capacity, 70 mAh g−1, and a stable prolonged cycling. We identified the TiIV/TiIII redox reversible processes by cyclic voltammetry experiments and the differential capacity profiles. Additionally, we measured the Li+ diffusion coefficient to be approximately 10−12 cm2 s−1. When different binders and IL-solvents are employed in a typical LTO cell, we demonstrated that the factors that determine cell performance are the ionic conductivity and the swelling effect.
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S. Chauque wishes to thank CONICET for the doctoral fellowship. This work was performed at the Instituto de Química of the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil in collaboration with INFIQC/CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and YPF-Tecnología, in Argentina. The authors also acknowledge FAPESP (15/26308-7) for funding.
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Chauque, S., Oliva, F.Y., Cámara, O.R. et al. Use of poly[ionic liquid] as a conductive binder in lithium ion batteries. J Solid State Electrochem 22, 3589–3596 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-018-4078-9
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