A kind of preparation method of lithium-sulfur cell
Technical field
The invention belongs to electrode material preparation field, particularly relate to a kind of lithium sulphur battery electrode material and utilize this kind of electrode
The method of lithium-sulfur cell prepared by material.
Background technology
Lithium ion battery (Lithium-ion battery, LIB), is also called lithium secondary battery, and being that one is capable of circulation fills
The portable power source equipment of electricity.LIB has high-energy-density, high power density, has extended cycle life, cleans nontoxic and memory-less effect
Etc. plurality of advantages, since the nineties in last century, Sony was by LIB commercialization, LIB has obtained developing rapidly and widely.
LIB is own through becoming the power supply of most of mobile electronic device at present.In recent years, LIB had been carried out deeply and had ground widely by people
Study carefully.In LIB, the performance of battery is had the biggest impact, the negative material of development excellence to be also to improve LIB by negative material
One of key factor of energy.Material with carbon element is topmost a kind of LIB negative material, and oneself is through there being hundreds of to have different structure at present
Material with carbon element be used as lithium ion battery negative, these materials include native graphite, electrographite, coke, carbon fiber, mesophase
Carbosphere, carbon black etc..
Elemental sulfur rich reserves nontoxic, global, and have higher theoretical specific capacity (1675mAh/g).Lithium metal has
Low-density (0.534g/cm), low potential (-3.045v) and height ratio capacity (3861mAh/g), therefore lithium-sulfur cell can reach
To higher energy density, thus can store at energy, the aspect such as utilization of regenerative energy plays a significant role.But, lithium sulfur electricity
There are problems in pond commercialization process, such as lithium metal unstable chemcial property, during use, there is potential danger;Work as negative pole
When using metallic lithium foil, battery is after repeatedly discharge and recharge, and metallic lithium foil surface is easily formed dendrite.The constantly growth of dendrite causes
Battery capacity declines, and dendritic growth may pierce through barrier film, causes battery short circuit, causes safety problem.
Hard carbon is the pyrolytic carbon of high molecular polymer, even if being the most also difficult to graphitization.The reversible capacity energy of hard carbon
Higher, cycle performance is the most fine.But hard carbon there is also, and electrode potential is too high, current potential is delayed, and (i.e. intercalation potential is less than de-lithium electricity
Position) and circulate the shortcomings such as irreversible capacity is big first.
At present, major part lithium-sulfur cell all uses lithium metal as negative pole.Lithium as negative pole in repeatedly charge and discharge process
Being formed of a product can be caused by ten electric current density inequalities.Branch product can cause barrier film to penetrate, and then makes battery be short-circuited, and is main
Potential safety hazard source.If adding Graphene in negative pole, the specific surface area of negative pole becomes big, and surface current density reduces, meanwhile,
Loose Graphene provides the space of lithium deposition, so that the growth of lithium branch product is more and more difficult.Exist for cathode of lithium
Problem, improvement that researcher is carried out and study less.Sum up to get up mainly to include two aspects: one is to add from electrolyte
Agent is modified, by adding different additives, such as LiNO3With PEO etc., promote cathode of lithium surface fast in charge and discharge process
Speed forms more stable SEI film, it would be desirable to suppression Li dendrite and raising cycle performance.But additive is in charge and discharge process
Gradually it is consumed, affects stability and the seriality of battery.Two is that the preparation technology from lithium electrode starts with, by using lithiumation to close
Thing cladding lithium powder or electrodeposit metals lithium, lithium paper tinsel surface increases the methods such as protective layer, improves cycle efficieny and cycle life,
But operating process is the most complex.
Summary of the invention
In order to solve problems of the prior art, it is an object of the invention to provide a kind of by stable state lithium powder with special join
The cathode size being prepared from than material with carbon element, and the lithium-sulfur cell being prepared from by this slurry, which solve in prior art
Use technological deficiency that the material such as hard carbon brings and solve cathode of lithium battery improve present in stability and seriality
The technical problems such as difference and operation complexity.
The preparation method of a kind of lithium-sulfur cell, comprises the following steps:
Step 1, the preparation of positive plate: with Sublimed Sulfur as positive active material, Nano carbon fibers peacekeeping expanded graphite is according to matter
Amount than the mixture combined for 1:1 be conductive agent, polyvinylpyrrolidone and polymine be that 2:1 mixes according to volume ratio
The mixed system closed is mixture binding agent;Sublimed Sulfur in the anode sizing agent of sulfur-bearing, Nano carbon fibers peacekeeping expanded graphite
According to mass ratio be the conductive agent that combines of 1:1 and the mass ratio of described binding agent is 9:7:1;Mixture binding agent is dissolved in
Allyl carbonate (PC), Ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) and polyether sulfone (PES) are that the mixing that 3:2:1 mixes is molten according to volume ratio
Agent is made solution, wherein, according to Mass Calculation, weighs solvent according to the ratio that solids content is 30%, solid be Sublimed Sulfur,
Nano carbon fibers peacekeeping expanded graphite;It is that 1:1 combine with Nano carbon fibers peacekeeping expanded graphite according to mass ratio by Sublimed Sulfur again
Conductive agent mix homogeneously in mass ratio after, pour in the solvent of solubilized solution binding agent, be fabricated to anode sizing agent;
Then the slurry obtained is uniformly coated on nickel foam collector;It is placed in again in vacuum drying oven and is dried, remove molten
Agent and moisture, the temperature in vacuum drying oven is 50 DEG C, and drying time is 10-15h;With blade, the slurry on nickel foam surface is scraped
Except clean, positive plate flattened, then positive plate is placed in after drying in vacuum drying oven;
Prepared by step 2, negative plate: stable state lithium powder, material with carbon element and polyvinylpyrrolidone and polymine according to body
The mixed system binding agent that long-pending ratio mixes for 2:1 weighs according to mass ratio, with Allyl carbonate (PC), Ethyl methyl carbonate
And polyether sulfone (PES) is solvent according to the mixture mixed that volume ratio is 3:2:1, wherein, according to quality meter (EMC)
Calculating, weigh solvent according to the ratio that solids content is 30%, solid is stable state lithium powder and material with carbon element;First binding agent is dissolved in molten
In agent, then stable state lithium powder and material with carbon element are poured in above-mentioned solution, be applied in after mix homogeneously in nickel foam collector thus
Obtain negative plate;Negative plate is placed on heating plate heating so that solvent volatilization, then negative plate is flattened;Wherein, stable state lithium
The mass ratio of powder, material with carbon element and binding agent is 5-10:3-7:1;On heating plate, the temperature of heating is 70 DEG C, and heat time heating time is 8-
15h;
Step 3, battery assemble: use step 1 prepare positive plate and step 2 prepare negative plate be assembled into lithium sulfur electricity
Pond.
A kind of lithium-sulfur cell negative material, it is characterised in that including: in terms of mass fraction, by following feedstock composition group
Become: 5-10 part stable state lithium powder, 3-7 part material with carbon element, 1 part of binding agent and solvent.
Further, described stable state lithium powder is made up of dropping liquid emulsifying technology (DET), a diameter of 60 μm-90 μm of lithium powder.
Further, described material with carbon element is carbon nanospheres, CNT and mesoporous carbon according to mass ratio be 5:2:1 mixing and
The mixture become.
Further, described binding agent is polyvinylpyrrolidone and polymine is that 2:1 mixes according to volume ratio
Binding agent;Described solvent be Allyl carbonate (PC), Ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) and polyether sulfone (PES) be 3 according to volume ratio:
The mixed solvent that 2:1 mixes.
The preparation method of a kind of lithium-sulfur cell, uses above-mentioned negative material as negative pole, it is characterised in that include walking as follows
Rapid:
(1) anode sizing agent of sulfur-bearing is coated in collector and makes positive plate;
(2) stable state lithium powder, material with carbon element and binding agent are weighed according to mass ratio, with Allyl carbonate (PC), methyl ethyl carbonate
Ester (EMC) and polyether sulfone (PES) are solvent according to the mixture mixed that volume ratio is 3:2:1;First described binding agent
It is dissolved in described solvent, then stable state lithium powder and material with carbon element is poured in above-mentioned solution, after mix homogeneously, be applied in nickel foam
In thus obtain negative plate;Negative plate is placed on heating plate heating so that solvent volatilizees;Then negative plate is flattened stand-by;
(3) positive pole, negative pole, barrier film are assembled into button cell.
Further, the anode sizing agent of the sulfur-bearing described in step (1) comprises: Sublimed Sulfur, conductive agent, binding agent and solvent;
Described conductive agent is that 1:1 combines by Nano carbon fibers peacekeeping expanded graphite according to mass ratio, the poly-second in described binding agent
Alkene pyrrolidone and polymine are that 2:1 mixes according to volume ratio;Described solvent is by Allyl carbonate (PC), carbonic acid first
Ethyl ester (EMC) and polyether sulfone (PES) are that 3:2:1 mixes according to volume ratio;In the mixed solvent first binding agent being dissolved in,
After again Sublimed Sulfur being mixed homogeneously in mass ratio with conductive agent, pour in the solvent of solubilized solution binding agent, be fabricated to anode sizing agent,
Then by anode sizing agent uniform application at collector, positive plate is made.
Further, described positive plate need to add heat abstraction moisture and solvent in vacuum drying oven, is then struck off on its surface
And pressing;The described temperature in vacuum drying oven is 50 DEG C, and drying time is 10h.
Further, Sublimed Sulfur, conductive agent in the anode sizing agent of described sulfur-bearing are 9:7:1 with the mass ratio of binding agent.
Further, negative plate described in step (2) then need to flatten at 40 DEG C-70 DEG C heating 8h-11h to remove solvent
Stand-by.
Further, the operation in step (2) and (3) all completes in the vacuum glove box of full argon.
Lithium-sulfur cell negative material and lithium-sulfur cell that the present invention prepares have the advantages that
(1) the lithium-sulfur cell negative material that the present invention prepares is made by the material with carbon element of stable state lithium powder and specific proportioning
Negative pole is compared with common lithium foil electrode, and specific surface area is bigger, and porosity is higher, more complete with electrolyte contacts, thus effectively puts
Electricity area is bigger, and impedance is less, and can effectively suppress the growth of Li dendrite, can show preferable cycle performance and the most forthright
Energy.
(2) using Nano carbon balls material in the lithium-sulfur cell negative material that the present invention prepares, Nano carbon balls has solely
Special appearance structure, has the advantage of uniqueness: a, spherical profile can realize piling up the most closely, make lithium in electrochemistry performance
Ion battery has higher volume energy density;B, spherical graphite platelet structure make Li+Can enter from all directions of ball
Row embed and deintercalation, overcome graphite too high due to anisotropy and cause graphite flake layer swelling, subside and can not quickly fill
The problem of electric discharge;C, the profile of spherical particle are more convenient for the processing of electrode.It the most fully combines CNT and mesoporous carbon
Structural advantage, highly ordered mesosize pores carbon has that specific surface area is big, uniform pore diameter, pore volume are the highest, be mutually related porous
The feature such as structure and high conductivity;And CNT has good orientation, good contacting and shape can be formed with collector
Become efficiently and directionally conducting matrix grain, be effectively improved skeleton electric conductivity in lithium sulphur battery electrode material, and its internal regular pore canal is also
The storage of favourable ten polysulfides.The present invention makes full use of the advantage of this three's structure, can effectively weaken continuous charge and discharge process
In shuttle back and forth effect and dendritic growth, show more preferable cycle performance and high rate performance than conventional electrodes.
(3) in terms of the conductive additive of positive pole, the present invention adds Nano carbon fibers peacekeeping expanded graphite, and the former can form three
Dimension conductive network, can increase the remote conductive ability in pole piece, is difficult to again be permitted the product formed in discharge process to cover completely
Lid, thus improve the surface texture of pole piece;The latter utilizes abundant network gap structure and the good adsorption properties of expanded graphite,
Also utilization rate and the cycle performance of elemental sulfur can be improved.
(4) present invention has selected the mixed system using polyvinylpyrrolidone and polymine as bonding the most especially
Agent, thus it is followed by the holding sulfur positive pole loose structure in cyclic process of power.
(5) present invention has selected the mixed system of three kinds of materials as solvent, and through experiment, this solvent can preferably keep
The raw-material architectural feature of various pole pieces and advantage so that the product finally prepared has more preferable stability and more
High quality.
Detailed description of the invention
Embodiment one:
A kind of lithium-sulfur cell and preparation method thereof is as follows:
1, the preparation of positive plate: with Sublimed Sulfur as positive active material, Nano carbon fibers peacekeeping expanded graphite is according to mass ratio
The mixture combined for 1:1 is conductive agent, polyvinylpyrrolidone and polymine according to volume ratio be 2:1 mixing and
The mixed system become is binding agent.
Sublimed Sulfur, Nano carbon fibers peacekeeping expanded graphite in the anode sizing agent of sulfur-bearing are that 1:1 combines according to mass ratio
The mass ratio of conductive agent and binding agent be 9:7:1.Mixture binding agent is dissolved in Allyl carbonate (PC), Ethyl methyl carbonate
And polyether sulfone (PES) is to make solution, wherein, according to quality in the mixed solvent that mixes of 3:2:1 according to volume ratio (EMC)
Calculate, weigh solvent according to the ratio that solids content is 30%.Again by Sublimed Sulfur and Nano carbon fibers peacekeeping expanded graphite according to quality
After the conductive agent mix homogeneously in mass ratio combined for 1:1, pour in the solvent of solubilized solution binding agent, be fabricated to positive pole
Slurry.
Then the slurry obtained is uniformly coated on nickel foam collector.It is placed in again in vacuum drying oven and is dried, remove molten
Agent and moisture, the temperature in vacuum drying oven is 50 DEG C, and drying time is 10h, is struck off by the slurry on nickel foam surface with blade
Totally, then with certain pressure positive plate is flattened.Then positive plate is placed in after drying in vacuum drying oven.More than operation is all
Vacuum glove box completes.
2, prepared by negative plate: stable state lithium powder, material with carbon element and polyvinylpyrrolidone and polymine according to volume ratio
The mixed system binding agent mixed for 2:1 weighs according to mass ratio, with Allyl carbonate (PC), Ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC)
It is solvent with polyether sulfone (PES) according to the mixture mixed that volume ratio is 3:2:1, wherein, according to Mass Calculation, according to
Solids content be 30% ratio weigh solvent.
First binding agent is dissolved in solvent, then stable state lithium powder and material with carbon element is poured in above-mentioned solution, mix homogeneously
After be applied in nickel foam collector thus obtain negative plate;Negative plate is placed on heating plate heating so that solvent volatilizees;And
Afterwards negative plate is flattened stand-by;Wherein, the mass ratio of stable state lithium powder, material with carbon element and binding agent is 10:7:1;Heat on heating plate
Temperature be 70 DEG C, heat time heating time is 8h.More than operation all completes in vacuum glove box.
3, battery assembles: use above-mentioned positive plate and above-mentioned negative plate is assembled into battery.
Battery assembles with test: button battery assembles in the glove box of full argon.With above-mentioned negative plate as negative pole,
Use Celgard2400 barrier film and 2025 type button batteries.Electrolyte is 1M LiClO4、0.15M LiNO3It is dissolved in DOL:DME
(volume ratio 1:1).Battery is placed in blue electrical testing system (CT2001A) and carries out constant current test.Charging/discharging voltage scope is 1.5-
3.0V, test temperature is room temperature.
Embodiment two:
Compared with embodiment one, embodiment two, in negative plate preparation process, changes stable state lithium powder, material with carbon element and binding agent
Mass ratio be 7:4:1, on heating plate heating temperature be 40 DEG C, heat time heating time is 11h.Remaining operates and same embodiment is described
One.
Embodiment three:
Compared with embodiment one, embodiment two, in negative plate preparation process, changes stable state lithium powder, material with carbon element and binding agent
Mass ratio be 5:5:1, on heating plate heating temperature be 60 DEG C, heat time heating time is 9h.Remaining operates and same embodiment is described
One.
Phase comparison common lithium foil electrode, when the negative pole of embodiment one, two and three uses stable state lithium powder and mixing material with carbon element,
The lithium-sulfur cell of the present invention can show more preferable first charge-discharge specific capacity, and after 100 circulations, capability retention all exists simultaneously
More than 95.2%.
The button cell of each embodiment is AC impedance contrast experiment after standing 24 hours.Experimental result shows, works as enforcement
After example one, two and three uses stable state lithium powder and mixing material with carbon element, phase comparison common lithium foil electrode, the resistance of the lithium-sulfur cell of the present invention
Resisting and be greatly reduced, reason is that the specific surface area of stable state lithium powder is big and electrolyte contacts is complete, can show faster electronics and pass
Pass and shift.
Meanwhile, using Nano carbon balls material in the lithium-sulfur cell negative material that the present invention prepares, Nano carbon balls has
Unique appearance structure, has the advantage of uniqueness in electrochemistry performance: (a) spherical profile can realize piling up the most closely,
Lithium ion battery is made to have higher volume energy density;B graphite platelet structure that () is spherical makes the Li+ can be from each side of ball
Embed and deintercalation to carrying out, overcome graphite too high due to anisotropy and cause graphite flake layer swelling, subside and can not be fast
The problem of speed discharge and recharge;C the profile of () spherical particle is more convenient for the processing of electrode.
And then, the present invention the most fully combines the structural advantage of CNT and mesoporous carbon, and highly ordered mesosize pores carbon has
Specific surface is big, uniform pore diameter, pore volume are the highest, loose structure and the high conductivity etc. of being mutually related feature;And carbon nanometer
Pipe has again good orientation, can be formed with collector and good contact and formed efficiently and directionally conducting matrix grain, be effectively improved lithium
Skeleton electric conductivity in sulfur battery electrode material, and the storage of its internal the most favourable ten polysulfides of regular pore canal.The present invention fills
Divide the advantage utilizing this three's structure, can effectively weaken shuttle back and forth effect and the dendritic growth in continuous charge and discharge process, than routine
Electrode shows more preferable cycle performance and high rate performance.
When utilize the electrode of each embodiment and common lithium foil electrode in different multiplying under carry out discharge and recharge contrast experiment.Real
Testing result to show, when using the electrode of the present invention, lithium-sulfur cell can show higher specific capacity under different multiplying.Especially
Under high current density, the lithium-sulfur cell using stable state lithium powder and mixing material with carbon element to prepare reveals than common lithium foil electrode battery table
Significantly specific capacity promotes.
In terms of the conductive additive of positive pole, we add Nano carbon fibers peacekeeping expanded graphite, and the former can form three-dimensional and lead
Electric network, can increase the remote conductive ability in pole piece, is difficult to again be permitted the product formed in discharge process to be completely covered, from
And improve the surface texture of pole piece;The latter utilizes abundant network gap structure and the good adsorption properties of expanded graphite, it is possible to
Improve utilization rate and the cycle performance of elemental sulfur.
The present invention selected the most especially the mixed system using polyvinylpyrrolidone and polymine as binding agent,
Thus it is followed by the holding sulfur positive pole loose structure in cyclic process of power.The present invention has selected the mixed system of three kinds of materials
For solvent, through experiment, this solvent can preferably keep raw-material architectural feature and the advantage of various pole piece so that final
The product prepared has more preferable stability and higher quality.
Above example has been shown and described the ultimate principle of the present invention, principal character and advantages of the present invention.The industry
Skilled person will appreciate that, the present invention is not restricted to the described embodiments, described in above-described embodiment and description simply
The principle of the present invention is described rather than limits the scope of the present invention by any way, without departing from the scope of the invention,
The present invention also has various changes and modifications, and these changes and improvements both fall within claimed scope.