%0 Journal Article
%A Lei Wang
%A Yanbao Fu
%A Vincent S Battaglia
%A Gao Liu
%B RSC Advances
%D 2013
%G eng
%N 35
%P 15022-15027
%R 10.1039/C3RA42773K
%T SBR–PVDF based binder for the application of SLMP in graphite anodes
%V 3
%8 06/2013
%X <p>A styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)–polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) based binder system has been developed for an electrochemical system that is not compatible with the conventional <em>N</em>-methyl pyrrolidinone (NMP) solvent used to cast most Li-ion electrode slurries. This polymer system's binding properties decouple the mechanical and ionic-transport properties. It demonstrates comparable mechanical properties to SBR-based electrodes and cell performance to traditional PVDF-based electrodes. This new binder design however enables the incorporation of stabilized lithium metal powder (SLMP) into a graphite anode to improve its first cycle coulombic efficiency.</p>