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The polyacrylic latex: an efficient water-soluble binder for LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 cathode in li-ion batteries

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The polyacrylic latex (LA132) was firstly reported as a water-soluble binder for LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 (NCM) cathode in Li-ion battery. The electrochemical performances of NCM cathode with LA132 binder were investigated and compared with the conventional water-soluble sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and commercial non-aqueous polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF). NCM cathode with LA132 binder exhibited a much higher specific capacity of 146 mAh g−1 and capacity retention of 96.4 % after 100 cycles as compared with 122 mAh g−1/88 % and 121 mAh g−1/75% for the NCM electrode with CMC and PVDF, respectively. In addition, NCM cathode with LA132 binder exhibited better rate capability than that of CMC and PVDF, e.g., retaining 34.3 % capacity of C/5 at 5 C rate as compared with 28.5 and 10.9 % for CMC and PVDF, respectively.

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This work was supported by Fund for Science & Technology Innovation Team of Zhoushan (Zhejiang, China), Cooperative innovation Project of Science & Technology of Guangzhou (201423), Collaboration Project of CAS-Guangdong Province (2013B091300017), Guangzhou Municipal Project for Science & Technology (2014Y2-00219) and Special Support Program of Guangdong Province for High-Level Talents (2014TX01N014).

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    Haoxiang Zhong, Minghao Sun, Yong Li, Jiarong He & Lingzhi Zhang

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China

    Minghao Sun, Yong Li & Jiarong He

  3. College of Chemistry & Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004, China

    Jianwen Yang

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Zhong, H., Sun, M., Li, Y. et al. The polyacrylic latex: an efficient water-soluble binder for LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 cathode in li-ion batteries. J Solid State Electrochem 20, 1–8 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-015-2967-8

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