Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a method for reducing the moisture content of a nano ion conductor solid electrolyte and a battery.
In a first aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a method for reducing the moisture content of a nano-ion conductor solid-state electrolyte, the method including:
dissolving a fluorine-containing silane coupling agent in a first organic solvent, and stirring for dissolving to obtain a first solution;
dispersing the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte in a mixed solution of a second organic solvent and pure water, and performing ultrasonic dispersion uniformly to obtain a dispersion solution;
mixing the first solution with the dispersion liquid, adjusting the pH value of the mixed solution, and heating and magnetically stirring the mixed solution after the pH value is adjusted to obtain a suspension;
and performing centrifugal precipitation on the suspension, performing vacuum drying and grinding to obtain the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte with the surface subjected to hydrophobic modification, and reducing the water content of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte by reducing the water absorption of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte.
Preferably, the nano-ion conductor solid-state electrolyte comprises: at least one of garnet-type solid electrolyte, sulfide-type solid electrolyte, NASICON-type solid electrolyte, LiPON-type solid electrolyte, and perovskite-type solid electrolyte;
the particle size of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte is 10nm-3 um.
Preferably, the fluorine-containing silane coupling agent and the first organic solvent are as follows in parts by weight: 10-20: 80-90;
the fluorine-containing silane coupling agent includes: one or more of heptadecafluorodecyltriethoxysilane, heptadecafluorodecyltrimethoxysilane, tridecafluorooctyltriethoxysilane and tridecafluorooctyltrimethoxysilane;
the first organic solvent includes: one or more of n-butanol, acetone, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, and ethanol.
Preferably, the fluorine-containing silane coupling agent and the first organic solvent are as follows in parts by weight: 10-20: 80-90;
the fluorine-containing silane coupling agent includes: one or more of heptadecafluorodecyltriethoxysilane, heptadecafluorodecyltrimethoxysilane, tridecafluorooctyltriethoxysilane and tridecafluorooctyltrimethoxysilane;
the first organic solvent includes: one or more of n-butanol, acetone, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, and ethanol.
Preferably, the mass part ratio of the first solution to the mixed solution is as follows: 1/10-1/2.
Preferably, the pH of the mixed solution is specifically: adjusting the pH value range of the mixed solution to 3-6 by using an acid regulator;
the acidity regulator comprises: one or more of dilute hydrochloric acid, glacial acetic acid and citric acid.
Preferably, the heating magnetic stirring treatment specifically comprises: heating and magnetically stirring in a three-neck flask at 40-70 deg.c for 1-24 hr.
In a second aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a surface-hydrophobically modified nano-ion conductor solid-state electrolyte prepared by the method for reducing the moisture content of the nano-ion conductor solid-state electrolyte according to the first aspect.
Preferably, the surface hydrophobically modified nano ion conductor solid electrolyte has the structure: and a layer of coating material is arranged on the surface of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte, and the coating material is used for reducing the surface energy of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte.
In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a lithium battery, including the surface hydrophobically modified nano-ion conductor solid-state electrolyte prepared by the method for reducing the moisture content of the nano-ion conductor solid-state electrolyte according to the first aspect.
According to the method for reducing the moisture content of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte provided by the embodiment of the invention, the fluorine-containing silane coupling agent is dissolved in the first organic solvent, the first solution is obtained by stirring and dissolving, the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte is dispersed in the mixed solution of the second organic solvent and pure water, and the dispersion liquid is obtained by uniformly dispersing through ultrasonic; and then mixing the first solution with the dispersion liquid, adjusting the pH value of the mixed solution, heating and magnetically stirring the mixed solution after the pH value is adjusted to obtain turbid liquid, and finally performing centrifugal drying to form a low-surface-energy material coating on the surface of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte, so that the hydrophobicity of the material is enhanced, the adsorption of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte material to water in the environment is prevented, and the stability of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte is improved.
Detailed Description
The invention is further illustrated by the following figures and specific examples, but it should be understood that these examples are for the purpose of illustration only and are not to be construed as in any way limiting the present invention, i.e., as in no way limiting its scope.
The invention provides a method for reducing the moisture content of a solid electrolyte of a nano ion conductor, which mainly comprises the following steps of:
110, dissolving a fluorine-containing silane coupling agent in a first organic solvent, and stirring for dissolving to obtain a first solution;
wherein the fluorine-containing silane coupling agent and the first organic solvent are as follows in parts by weight: 10-20: 80-90; the fluorine-containing silane coupling agent comprises: one or more of heptadecafluorodecyltriethoxysilane, heptadecafluorodecyltrimethoxysilane, tridecafluorooctyltriethoxysilane and tridecafluorooctyltrimethoxysilane; the first organic solvent includes: one or more of n-butanol, acetone, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, and ethanol.
Step 120, dispersing the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte in a mixed solution of a second organic solvent and pure water, and performing ultrasonic dispersion uniformly to obtain a dispersion solution;
the nano-ion conductor solid electrolyte, the second organic solvent and the pure water are as follows according to the parts by weight: 1-5: 75-90: 5-20 parts of; the second organic solvent comprises one or more of n-butanol, acetone, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, and ethanol. The nano ion conductor solid electrolyte suitable for the present invention comprises: at least one of garnet-type solid electrolyte, sulfide-type solid electrolyte, NASICON-type solid electrolyte, LiPON-type solid electrolyte, and perovskite-type solid electrolyte; the particle diameter of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte is 10nm-3 um.
In the invention, the second organic solvent and pure water are used as mutual solvents, and the fluorine-containing silane coupling agent in the first solvent is subjected to hydrolysis reaction through the pure water.
Step 130, mixing the first solution with the dispersion liquid, adjusting the pH value of the mixed solution, and heating and magnetically stirring the mixed solution after the pH value is adjusted to obtain a suspension;
specifically, the mass part ratio of the first solution to the mixed solution is as follows: 1/10-1/2.
And adjusting the pH value range of the mixed solution to 3-6 by using an acidity regulator, and accelerating the reaction of the first solution and the mixed solution by using the acidity regulator to generate a catalytic effect. The acidity regulator comprises: one or more of dilute hydrochloric acid, glacial acetic acid and citric acid.
The heating magnetic stirring treatment specifically comprises the following steps: heating and magnetically stirring in a three-neck flask at 40-70 deg.c for 1-24 hr.
And 140, performing centrifugal precipitation on the suspension, performing vacuum drying and grinding to obtain the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte with the surface subjected to hydrophobic modification, and reducing the water content of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte by reducing the water absorbability of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte.
The fluorine-containing silane coupling agent is subjected to hydrolysis reaction, low molecular alcohol is released after hydrolysis, active silanol generated by the hydrolysis reaction is chemically bonded with active hydroxyl oxygen-containing groups on the surface of the solid electrolyte, and a self-assembled monomolecular fluorine-silicon film layer is formed on the surface of the solid electrolyte, so that surface hydrophobic modification is realized.
The structure of the surface hydrophobically modified nano ion conductor solid electrolyte obtained by the method is as follows: the surface of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte is coated with a layer of monomolecular fluorine-silicon film layer material, and the coating material has low surface energy, so that the surface energy of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte can be reduced.
The surface hydrophobic modified nano ion conductor solid electrolyte prepared by the method for reducing the moisture content of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte can be used for lithium batteries, particularly lithium ion batteries.
In order to better understand the technical scheme provided by the present invention, the following description uses specific examples to illustrate the specific processes and properties for preparing the surface-hydrophobically modified nano-ion conductor solid-state electrolyte by using the method for reducing the moisture content of the nano-ion conductor solid-state electrolyte provided by the above embodiments of the present invention.
Example 1
3g of heptadecafluorodecyltrimethoxysilane was dissolved in 20g of acetone, and dissolved with stirring by an electromagnetic stirrer to obtain a first solution.
3g of NASICON type solid electrolyte lithium titanium aluminum phosphate (LATP) was dispersed in 70g of acetone and 10g of pure water with an ultrasonic disperser for 10 minutes to obtain a dispersion.
Mixing the first solution and the dispersion, adding 0.6g of glacial acetic acid to adjust the pH value to about 4.5, pouring the mixed solution into a three-neck flask, setting the temperature at 45 ℃ and the rotating speed at 600r/min, and heating and magnetically stirring for 6 hours.
And performing 10000r/min high-speed centrifugal precipitation on the obtained suspension, washing the suspension for three times by using ethanol, performing vacuum drying on the final precipitate at 80 ℃ for 12 hours to obtain surface hydrophobically modified LATP, and grinding the LATP for 0.5 hour to obtain the low-water-content nano ion conductor solid electrolyte.
Comparative tests of the properties were carried out with the material prepared in example 1, using the NASICON type solid electrolyte lithium titanium aluminium phosphate (LATP) used in example 1 as comparative example 1.
The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the surface hydrophobically modified nano ion conductor solid electrolyte particle prepared in example 1 of the present invention and the XRD pattern of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte particle are shown in fig. 2. It can be seen that the diffraction peak of the material is not obviously changed, so that the method provided by the invention can be used for surface modification without changing the chemical property of the solid electrolyte.
The measured moisture content and contact angle are shown in tables 1 and 2 below.
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Example 1
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Comparative example 1
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Moisture content/ppm
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1749
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19851 |
TABLE 1
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Example 1
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Comparative example 1
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Contact Angle/°
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30
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143 |
TABLE 2
Therefore, the modified LATP material obtained in example 1 of the present invention has a much lower moisture content than the original LATP material, and the contact angle is significantly reduced, which indicates that the hydrophobic property of the material is significantly improved.
Example 2
4g of tridecafluorooctyltriethoxysilane was dissolved in 20g of ethylene glycol and dissolved by stirring with an electromagnetic stirrer to obtain a first solution.
4g of garnet-type solid electrolyte Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 (LLZO) was dispersed in 80g of acetone and 10g of pure water with an ultrasonic disperser for 10 minutes to obtain a dispersion.
Mixing the first solution and the dispersion, adding 0.8g of citric acid to adjust the pH value to about 5, pouring the mixed solution into a three-neck flask, setting the temperature at 50 ℃ and the rotating speed at 800r/min, and heating and magnetically stirring for 8 hours.
And performing 10000r/min high-speed centrifugal precipitation on the obtained suspension, washing the suspension for three times by using ethanol, taking the final precipitate, performing vacuum drying on the final precipitate at 80 ℃ for 12 hours to obtain LLZO with the surface subjected to hydrophobic modification, and grinding the LLZO for 0.5 hour to obtain the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte with low water content.
Example 3
5g of heptadecafluorodecyltriethoxysilane was dissolved in 40g of isopropyl alcohol, and dissolved with stirring by a magnetic stirrer to obtain a first solution.
5g of sulfide solid electrolyte Li 6 PS 5 The Cl was dispersed in 80g of isopropanol and 15g of pure water with an ultrasonic disperser for 10 minutes to obtain a dispersion.
Mixing the first solution and the dispersion liquid, adding 0.5g of dilute hydrochloric acid to adjust the pH value to about 4, pouring the mixed solution into a three-neck flask, setting the temperature at 60 ℃ and the rotating speed at 800r/min, and heating and magnetically stirring for 6 hours.
Performing 10000r/min high-speed centrifugal precipitation on the obtained suspension, washing the suspension for three times by using ethanol, and performing vacuum drying on the final precipitate at 80 ℃ for 12 hours to obtain Li with surface subjected to hydrophobic modification 6 PS 5 And (4) Cl, and grinding for 0.5 hour to obtain the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte with low water content.
According to the method for reducing the moisture content of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte provided by the embodiment of the invention, the fluorine-containing silane coupling agent is dissolved in the first organic solvent, the first solution is obtained by stirring and dissolving, the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte is dispersed in the mixed solution of the second organic solvent and pure water, and the dispersion liquid is obtained by uniformly dispersing through ultrasonic; and then mixing the first solution with the dispersion liquid, adjusting the pH value of the mixed solution, heating and magnetically stirring the mixed solution after the pH value is adjusted to obtain turbid liquid, and finally performing centrifugal drying to form a low-surface-energy material coating on the surface of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte, so that the hydrophobicity of the material is enhanced, the adsorption of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte material to water in the environment is prevented, and the stability of the nano ion conductor solid electrolyte is improved.
The above-mentioned embodiments are intended to illustrate the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention in further detail, and it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are merely exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.