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The aluminum current collector with honeycomb-like surface and thick Al2O3 film increased durability and enhanced safety for lithium-ion batteries

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Durability and safety are main factors contributing to the market requirement of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in practical applications. The improvement of current collector has been proven as an effective approach to enhance comprehensive performance of LIBs. To achieve a sufficient electrical contact between the current collector and active materials, honeycomb-like surface of aluminum current collector is etched by direct current in sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid mixed solution. At the same time, a dense anodic aluminum oxide film is formed on the surface of aluminum current collector, which can protect LIBs from corrosion and thermal runaway. Experimental results show that the adhesion between the active material and aluminum current collector was improved by 23% after anodization. The corrosion resistance of alumina foil was promoted significantly in ethyl methyl carbonate and ethylene carbonate electrolyte with LiPF6. The corrosion current peak reduces to 0.022 mA/cm2 from 0.267 mA/cm2 after surface treatment. The capacity retention rate of the LiCoO2 electrode with an oxidation-treated aluminum current collector is 6.3% higher than with untreated aluminum foil at 5C after 500 cycles. What’s more, the nail penetration demonstrates that the aluminum current collector we prepared can reduce the temperature of the full batteries surface when the nail pierced, which improved the safety performance of LIBs.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21776051) and Natural Science Foundations of Guangdong (2018A030313423).

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    Linjuan Cao, Linlin Li, Wei Yang & Hanbo Zou

  2. Dongguan LIWINON Energy Technology Co., Ltd, Dong guan, 523000, Guangdong, China

    Zhao Xue

  3. Guangzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy and Green Catalysis, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China

    Shengzhou Chen & Zili Liu

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Cao, L., Li, L., Xue, Z. et al. The aluminum current collector with honeycomb-like surface and thick Al2O3 film increased durability and enhanced safety for lithium-ion batteries. J Porous Mater 27, 1677–1683 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-020-00942-9

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