Background
With the increasing use of electronic devices, people have an increasing interest in energy storage devices, such as lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors. The current demand for emerging electric vehicles, 5G communication technologies and smart grids is rapidly increasing, forcing lithium ion batteries, the primary energy storage technology, to reach limits in terms of power and energy density, and presenting challenges to the development of next-generation high-energy batteries, such as lithium metal solid state batteries. The side reaction of the lithium metal negative electrode with the traditional liquid electrolyte interface and the deterioration evolution of lithium dendrites can generate a large resistance layer on the lithium metal side (solid electrolyte interface), thereby greatly reducing the cycle life and safety of the lithium metal secondary battery.
To cope with these problems, a quasi-solid or all-solid electrolyte may be used as a substitute for a conventional liquid electrolyte. The solid electrolyte can fundamentally solve the problems of the liquid electrolyte, and can be divided into two broad categories, i.e., inorganic electrolytes and polymer electrolytes, generally, inorganic electrolytes are made of a mixture of a multi-component inorganic material and a lithium salt, but the preparation conditions are severe and the cost is high, so that mass production is very difficult, and low ionic conductivity and unstable interface with an electrode are exhibited at room temperature. Therefore, a solid electrolyte based on a polymer film is considered to be an ideal choice for a solid electrolyte due to its excellent safety, compatibility and processability.
Polymer electrolytes are typically prepared by dissolving ionic metal salts of low lattice energy in a polymer matrix by coordination between metal ions and matrix ligands. The main drawback of polymer electrolyte membranes is their low ionic conductivity compared to conventional liquid electrolytes, and there remains a considerable technical challenge to develop solid polymer electrolyte membranes with high ionic conductivity and mechanical strength.
Chinese patent literature discloses "a solid electrolyte and a method for producing the same", and application publication No. CN 112292780a, which improves the ionic conductivity of the electrolyte by adding boron nitride to a solid electrolyte containing polysiloxane. However, boron nitride particles have the disadvantages of easy agglomeration and low interfacial compatibility with polymer electrolytes.
Chinese patent document discloses "a composite solid electrolyte, a method for preparing the same, and an application thereof in a solid secondary battery", wherein the application publication number is CN 112234249a, and the composite solid electrolyte used in the invention is composed of inorganic solid electrolyte particles and a polymer electrolyte coating layer formed on the surface of the inorganic solid electrolyte particles. However, the polymer solid electrolyte is coated on the surface of the inorganic solid electrolyte, and the obtained composite solid electrolyte has poor processability and low compatibility with electrodes, so that certain technical limitations exist.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a polymer composite solid electrolyte based on bicontinuous crosslinking, aiming at overcoming the problems in the prior art.
The invention also provides a preparation method of the polymer composite solid electrolyte, which is simple to operate, has no special requirements on equipment and is easy to industrialize.
The invention also provides application of the polymer composite solid electrolyte in preparation of the composite positive plate.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
a polymer composite solid electrolyte is formed by diglycidyl ether A and diglycidyl ether B and an epoxy polymer to form a double-crosslinked structure, and the double-crosslinked structure is filled with an ionic liquid, Succinonitrile (SN) and a lithium salt.
The polymer composite solid electrolyte disclosed by the invention is based on the double cross-linked structure formed by the diglycidyl ether A and the diglycidyl ether B and an epoxy polymer, the mechanical strength of the polymer composite electrolyte is obviously improved by the double cross-linked structure, the ionic liquid is large in ion size and high in dissociation tendency to free ions, the ionic conductivity of the polymer solid electrolyte can be improved, the polymer composite solid electrolyte has excellent interface compatibility with the epoxy polymer and the succinonitrile, and the succinonitrile is uniformly distributed in a matrix and is wrapped in the structure. The succinonitrile SN is a solid organic material, lithium ions are easy to move so as to generate jump conduction, the crystallization of epoxy-based polymers can be inhibited by adding the succinonitrile SN, the solubility of lithium salts is improved, the ionic conductivity of solid electrolytes is improved, and uniform and rapid ion transmission channels are constructed in the high-strength bicontinuous crosslinking PEO-based polymer solid electrolytes.
Preferably, the epoxy-based polymer is selected from one of Polyoxyethylene (PEO), Polyvinylamine (PEI), and polyvinyl formal (PVFM).
Preferably, the diglycidyl ether a is polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (PEGDE); the diglycidyl ether B is bisphenol a diglycidyl ether (BADGE).
Preferably, the ionic liquid is 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (EMIMTFSI) or 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMImBF)4)。
Preferably, the lithium salt is selected from lithium bis (trifluoromethanesulfonylimide), LiTFSI, and LiClO4Lithium difluoro (oxalato) borate LIODFB, lithium triflate LiOTF, lithium bis (oxalato) borate LiBOB, lithium bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide LiFSI and lithium 3, 4-difluoromaleimide.
Preferably, the molar ratio of the diglycidyl ether A to the diglycidyl ether B to the ionic liquid to the lithium salt is (1-3): (0.5-4.5): (7-12): (5-8).
Preferably, the molar ratio of the epoxy-based polymer to the succinonitrile is (0.5-1): (3-5).
A preparation method of a polymer composite solid electrolyte comprises the steps of uniformly mixing diglycidyl ether A, diglycidyl ether B, ionic liquid and lithium salt, then adding epoxy polymer and succinonitrile, stirring for cross-linking reaction, and curing to obtain the polymer composite solid electrolyte.
The application of the polymer composite solid electrolyte in preparing the composite positive plate comprises the steps of dripping the polymer composite solid electrolyte before solidification onto the surface of the positive plate, standing, and solidifying at the temperature of 70-100 ℃ to obtain the composite positive plate. Because the reversibility of the crosslinked polymer solid electrolyte is poor, the crosslinked polymer solid electrolyte has low compatibility with the surface of the positive plate, and the interface resistance is increased, the liquid polymer composite solid electrolyte before solidification is required to be dripped on the surface of the positive plate.
Preferably, the preparation method of the positive plate comprises the following steps:
the preparation method comprises the following steps of (1) mixing lanthanum lithium titanate LATP or lanthanum lithium zirconate LLZO, a positive electrode active material, polyvinylidene fluoride PVDF and a conductive agent according to a mass ratio of (0.5-1.0): (1-1.5): (0.05-0.2): (0.05-0.1), adding the mixture into a high-energy vibration ball mill, carrying out ball milling for 30-45 min at normal temperature, transferring the mixed material into a molybdenum-based alloy mold, and pressing the mixed material into a film under the standard atmospheric pressure of 300 plus materials and 400 plus materials to obtain the positive plate.
Preferably, the positive active material is selected from one or more of lithium iron phosphate, lithium manganate, lithium cobaltate and layered transition metal oxide.
Preferably, the conductive agent is one selected from carbon black, ketjen black, conductive graphite, carbon nanotubes, and nano conductive fibers.
An application of polymer composite solid electrolyte in lithium ion battery.
Therefore, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
(1) according to the invention, based on the bicontinuous crosslinking treatment, the mechanical property of the polymer solid electrolyte is improved, the ionic liquid and the succinonitrile are introduced into a crosslinking system, the ionic liquid has a higher dissociation tendency to free ions, the succinonitrile is used for inhibiting the crystallization of the epoxy-based polymer, the solubility of lithium salt is improved, and the ionic conductivity of the polymer solid electrolyte is synergistically improved;
(2) the preparation method is simple to operate, has no special requirements on equipment, and is easy to industrialize;
(3) the polymer composite solid electrolyte has higher ionic conductivity and mechanical strength, can be used for preparing a composite positive plate and is applied to a lithium ion battery.
Detailed Description
The technical solution of the present invention is further specifically described below by way of specific examples.
In the present invention, all the equipments and raw materials are commercially available or commonly used in the industry, the reagents used in the present invention are analytical grade, and the methods in the following examples are conventional in the art unless otherwise specified.
Example 1
(1) Polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (PEGDE), bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazole bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (EMIMTFSI) ionic liquid and lithium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide LiTFSI nano-powder are mixed according to a molar ratio of 1.5: 3.0: 8: 6, uniformly mixing, magnetically stirring for 2-6 h at normal temperature, and then adding a mixture with a molar ratio of 1: 3, strongly stirring the Polyoxyethylene (PEO) and the Succinonitrile (SN) for 1 to 3 hours at normal temperature to carry out crosslinking reaction to obtain the polymer composite solid electrolyte;
(2) preparing a positive plate:
the preparation method comprises the following steps of (1) mixing lanthanum lithium titanate (LATP), a positive electrode active material, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a conductive agent according to a mass ratio of 0.5: 1: 0.1: 0.08 of the powder is added into a high-energy vibration ball mill, ball milling is carried out for 30-45 min at normal temperature, the mixed material is transferred into a molybdenum-based alloy die, and pressing is carried out to form a film under the standard atmospheric pressure of 300 plus materials and 400, thus obtaining the positive plate;
(3) preparing a composite positive plate:
dripping the mixed solution before curing in the step (1) on the surface of the positive plate obtained in the step (2), standing, and curing at the temperature of 70-100 ℃ to obtain a composite positive plate;
(4) and (3) pressing the composite positive plate prepared in the step (3) on the other side (opposite to the positive side) of the solidified polymer solid electrolyte under 100-200 standard atmospheric pressures by taking a lithium indium alloy plate (the thickness is 50-150 mu m, and the lithium atomic percentage is 40-60%) as a negative electrode in an argon atmosphere, and assembling to obtain the 2035 type button solid battery.
Comparative example 1
Comparative example 1 differs from example 1 in that: 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (EMIMTFSI) ionic liquid and Succinonitrile (SN) are not added, and the rest processes are completely the same.
Comparative example 2
Comparative example 2 differs from example 1 in that: succinonitrile (SN) was not added and the rest of the process was identical.
Comparative example 3
Comparative example 3 differs from example 1 in that: in the step (3), the polymer composite solid electrolyte solidified in the step (1) is directly adopted, and other processes are completely the same.
Example 2
(1) Mixing polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (PEGDE), bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMImBF)4) The ionic liquid and the lithium bis (oxalato) borate LiBOB are mixed according to a molar ratio of 3: 0.5: 7: 5, uniformly mixing, magnetically stirring for 2 hours at normal temperature, and then adding a mixture of the components in a molar ratio of 0.5: 5, strongly stirring the epoxy polymer and the succinonitrile at normal temperature for 3 hours to perform a crosslinking reaction to obtain a polymer composite solid electrolyte;
(2) preparing a positive plate:
the preparation method comprises the following steps of mixing lanthanum lithium titanate LATP or lanthanum lithium zirconate LLZO, a positive electrode active material, polyvinylidene fluoride PVDF and a conductive agent according to the mass ratio of 0.5: 1: 0.1: 0.1, adding the mixture into a high-energy vibration ball mill, carrying out ball milling for 40min at normal temperature, transferring the mixed material into a molybdenum-based alloy die, and pressing the mixed material into a film under 350 standard atmospheric pressures to obtain the positive plate;
(3) preparing a composite positive plate:
dripping the mixed solution before curing in the step (1) on the surface of the positive plate obtained in the step (2), standing, and curing at the temperature of 70-100 ℃ to obtain a composite positive plate;
(3) and (3) pressing the composite positive plate prepared in the step (3) on the other side (opposite to the positive side) of the solidified polymer solid electrolyte under 100-200 standard atmospheric pressures by taking a lithium indium alloy plate (the thickness is 50-150 mu m, and the lithium atomic percentage is 40-60%) as a negative electrode in an argon atmosphere, and assembling to obtain the 2035 type button solid battery.
Example 3
(1) Mixing polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (PEGDE), bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMImBF)4) The ionic liquid and lithium difluoro (oxalato) borate LIODFB are mixed according to a molar ratio of 1: 4.5: 12: 8, uniformly mixing, magnetically stirring for 6 hours at normal temperature, and then adding a mixture of the components in a molar ratio of 1: 3, strongly stirring the epoxy polymer and the succinonitrile at normal temperature for 1-3 hours to perform a crosslinking reaction to obtain a polymer composite solid electrolyte;
(2) preparing a positive plate:
the preparation method comprises the following steps of (1) mixing lanthanum lithium titanate LATP or lanthanum lithium zirconate LLZO, a positive electrode active material, polyvinylidene fluoride PVDF and a conductive agent according to the mass ratio of 1.0: 1.5: 0.15: 0.05, adding the mixture into a high-energy vibration ball mill, carrying out ball milling for 30min at normal temperature, transferring the mixed material into a molybdenum-based alloy die, and pressing the mixed material into a film under 300 standard atmospheric pressures to obtain the positive plate;
(3) preparing a composite positive plate:
dripping the mixed solution before curing in the step (1) on the surface of the positive plate obtained in the step (2), standing, and curing at the temperature of 70-100 ℃ to obtain a composite positive plate;
(3) and (3) pressing the composite positive plate prepared in the step (3) on the other side (opposite to the positive side) of the solidified polymer solid electrolyte under 100-200 standard atmospheric pressures by taking a lithium indium alloy plate (the thickness is 50-150 mu m, and the lithium atomic percentage is 40-60%) as a negative electrode in an argon atmosphere, and assembling to obtain the 2035 type button solid battery.
Example 4
(1) Polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (PEGDE), bisphenol a diglycidyl ether (BADGE), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazole bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (EMIMTFSI) ionic liquid and lithium bis (fluorosulfonimide) LiFSI in a molar ratio of 2: 1.5: 8: 6, uniformly mixing, magnetically stirring for 2 hours at normal temperature, and then adding a mixture of the components in a molar ratio of 0.8: 4, strongly stirring the epoxy polymer and the succinonitrile at normal temperature for 1-3 hours to perform a crosslinking reaction to obtain a polymer composite solid electrolyte;
(2) preparing a positive plate:
the preparation method comprises the following steps of mixing lanthanum lithium titanate LATP or lanthanum lithium zirconate LLZO, a positive electrode active material, polyvinylidene fluoride PVDF and a conductive agent according to the mass ratio of 0.8: 1.2: 0.2: 0.10, adding the mixture into a high-energy vibration ball mill, carrying out ball milling for 33min at normal temperature, transferring the mixed material into a molybdenum-based alloy die, and pressing the mixed material into a film under 400 standard atmospheric pressures to obtain the positive plate;
(3) preparing a composite positive plate:
dripping the mixed solution before curing in the step (1) on the surface of the positive plate obtained in the step (2), standing, and curing at the temperature of 70-100 ℃ to obtain a composite positive plate;
(3) and (3) pressing the composite positive plate prepared in the step (3) on the other side (opposite to the positive side) of the solidified polymer solid electrolyte under 100-200 standard atmospheric pressures by taking a lithium indium alloy plate (the thickness is 50-150 mu m, and the lithium atomic percentage is 40-60%) as a negative electrode in an argon atmosphere, and assembling to obtain the 2035 type button solid battery.
Mechanical property characterization:
in order to test the mechanical strength and ionic conductivity of the polymer solid electrolyte membrane, the mixed solution is directly coated on a glass plate, and then the glass plate is transferred to a vacuum oven with the temperature of 70-100 ℃ for solidification, so that the polymer solid electrolyte membrane is obtained.
According to GB1040-92 plastic tensile property test method, performing tensile force test under the condition of 10mm/min, wherein the test temperatures are respectively 30 ℃ and 60 ℃, each sample is repeatedly tested for 5 times, and the average value of the three middle values is taken; testing the AC internal resistance of the pressed solid electrolyte at 30 ℃ by adopting a double-probe method, wherein the frequency range is 1-106HZ and alternating current impedance directly reflect the lithium ion transmission resistivity, and in order to reduce measurement errors, gold is sprayed on the bottom and the top of a sample before testing.
(II) battery performance characterization:
the 2035 button solid-state battery obtained in each of examples 1 to 3 and 1 to 5 was subjected to charge/discharge cycles at a rate of 0.1C at a temperature of 30 ℃ in a voltage range of 2.8 to 4.2V, and the test was stopped when the battery short-circuited at the time of termination of the life (at a voltage drop rate exceeding 5 mV/S).
TABLE 1 mechanical Property test results of the Polymer composite solid electrolyte films of examples 1 to 5 and comparative examples 1 to 3
TABLE 2 results of cell performance test for examples 1-5 and comparative examples 1-3
As can be seen from table 1: the method provided by the invention can obviously improve the mechanical strength and electrochemical performance of the PEO-based polymer solid electrolyte, and the bicontinuous crosslinking treatment can effectively improve the mechanical strength of an electrolyte membrane and inhibit the crystallinity of PEO; the added ionic liquid has excellent compatibility with a PEO matrix, enhances the dissociation tendency of lithium ions, improves the distribution uniformity of the high-conductivity SN filler, obviously improves the ionic conductivity of the electrolyte and has no obvious negative effect on the mechanical strength; the uncured solid electrolyte is adopted, so that the compatibility with the interface of the pole piece is enhanced, the internal resistance of interface ion transmission is further reduced, and the cycle life of the solid battery is greatly prolonged.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way, and other variations and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the claims.