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A compared investigation of different biogum polymer binders for silicon anode of lithium-ion batteries

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Binders have been confirmed to play a significant role in improving the cycling performance of Si anode. Some of natural biogum binders are exploited and related progresses are also achieved. However, the distinction of characteristics among different biogum binders as well as corresponding mechanisms and principles still remain to be elucidated. In this study, gum arabic (GA), guar gum (GG), and xanthan gum (XG) are selected for comparison. The highest initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE) of 90.4% is obtained with GA owing to diverse multiple interactions with Si nanoparticles to form a homogeneous covering that could protect Si core against being exposed to electrolyte and generating SEI film, as well as strong covalent network to suppress the isolation of Si, while plastic damage occurs during repeated volume change of Si because of irreversible bonding nature. By contrast, hydrogen bonding between polar –OH groups with self-healing nature provides Si anodes with GG and XG better cycling stability, while the optimized capacity of 1323 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles is retained with GG due to the extra ability to transfer Li+. This study provides the design and selection principles for binders applied in Si anodes of lithium-ion batteries.

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This work was supported by Sichuan Science and Technology Planning Project (No. 2019YFH0149), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21878195 and 21805198), the Distinguished Young Foundation of Sichuan Province (20JCQN0197), the Sichuan University Luzhou Municipal People’s Government Strategic Cooperation Project (2019CDLZ-06), the China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents (BX20200222), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2020 M682878). The authors thank Dr. Yao Xiao at Shenzhen University for useful discussions.

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    Shi Li, Zhen-Guo Wu, Yu-Mei Liu, Zhi-Wei Yang, Yan-Jun Zhong, Yang Song, Ben-He Zhong & Xiao-Dong Guo

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Li, S., Wu, ZG., Liu, YM. et al. A compared investigation of different biogum polymer binders for silicon anode of lithium-ion batteries. Ionics 27, 1829–1836 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-03944-y

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