Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a method for preparing a straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte by one-step sintering and application thereof. The method prepares the straight-hole ceramic membrane by preparing the blank by the oxide and sintering at one time, can greatly reduce the energy consumption of ceramic production, shortens the production period of the ceramic membrane, and is more suitable for large-scale production. In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:
in a first aspect of the invention, a method for preparing a ceramic electrolyte of a straight-hole solid-state lithium battery by one-step sintering is disclosed, which comprises the following steps:
(1) The phase inversion solution is provided for use.
(2) And adding a lithium cathode raw material, lanthanum oxide, titanium oxide and a dispersing agent into the phase conversion solution for grinding to obtain precursor slurry for later use.
(3) And pouring the precursor slurry into a mold for molding, adding a flocculating agent on the upper part of the slurry for phase conversion, demolding after the phase conversion is finished, and drying to obtain a blank body with a straight hole structure inside.
(4) And heating the blank body to remove the gel, and then calcining to obtain the solid lithium battery ceramic electrolyte with straight holes.
Further, in step (1), the phase-change solution comprises: a solution of polyethersulfone in N-methylpyrrolidone, or dimethylsulfoxide. Preferably, the mass fraction of the solute in the conversion solution is 10 to 40wt%.
Further, in the step (2), the mass ratio of the lithium negative electrode raw material, lanthanum oxide, titanium oxide and the dispersing agent is =5 to 30:30 to 40:30 to 40:1 to 5:5 to 30. Alternatively, zrO is used 2 Gallium oxide, yttrium oxide,Strontium oxide, aluminum oxide, taO 5 In place of the titanium oxide.
Further, in the step (2), the lithium negative electrode raw material includes at least one of lithium oxide, lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and the like.
Further, in the step (2), the dispersant comprises polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and the like, and optionally, the molecular weight of the dispersant is 8000 to 1300000.
Further, in the step (2), the grinding time is 24 to 48 hours, so that the raw materials form uniformly mixed slurry.
Further, in the step (3), the flocculant comprises: water, ethanol, and the like. And (3) forming a straight channel structure (namely a straight hole) on the blank by the action of the flocculating agent and the phase conversion solution, wherein the lower end of the channel is positioned on the lower surface of the blank and is in an open shape.
Further, in the step (3), the phase inversion time is 2 to 6 hours.
Further, in the step (3), the drying temperature is 50-100 ℃, and the drying time is 12-24 hours.
Further, in the step (4), the temperature of heating and glue discharging is 300 to 600 ℃, and the time is 60 to 120min.
Further, in the step (4), the calcining temperature is 1100-1500 ℃, and the calcining time is 300-500min. After the preparation of the steps, the preparation of the straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte can be realized by one-step sintering.
Further, in the solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte prepared in the step (4), the straight holes contain the positive electrode material, and preferably, the positive electrode material is filled in the straight holes or covers the inner surfaces of the straight holes.
In a second aspect of the invention, the application of the ceramic electrolyte obtained by the method for preparing the straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte by one-step sintering in the fields of mobile phones, electric automobiles, aerospace and the like is disclosed.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
(1) The prepared straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte can be filled with more anode materials in unit area, and can better improve the battery capacity.
(2) The method can prepare the straight-hole ceramic membrane by preparing the blank by the oxide and sintering the blank once, only needs one sintering process, can greatly reduce the energy consumption of ceramic production, shortens the production period of the ceramic membrane, and is suitable for large-scale production.
(3) When the prepared straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte is applied to lithium battery reaction, the active substance loading capacity per unit area can be effectively improved, the pore canal wall is more favorable for lithium ions to pass through, and the current density per unit area can be greatly improved.
(4) The process can also conveniently prepare various types of ceramic-based solid electrolytes by adjusting the types of the raw materials in the step (2).
Detailed Description
In the following description, further specific details of the invention are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the invention. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular advantages and features of the invention only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Unless otherwise indicated, the drugs or agents used in the present invention are used according to the instructions of the product or by the conventional methods in the art. The process of the present invention will now be further described with reference to the drawings and detailed description of the specification.
Example 1
A method for preparing a straight-hole solid lithium battery ceramic electrolyte by one-step sintering comprises the following steps:
1. preparing 10 wt% of polyether sulfone N-methyl pyrrolidone solution as a phase transition solution for later use.
2. Weighing the following raw materials: li 2 CO 3 (3.0g)、La 2 O 3 (16.6g)、TiO 2 (16.6 g), PVP (0.72 g, molecular weight 8000) and 16g of phase-transition solution, mixing the raw materials, and placing the mixture in a ball milling device for ball milling for 48 hours to obtain precursor slurry for later use.
3. And (3) adding the slurry obtained in the step (II) into a circular mold with the diameter of 3cm by using 5ml of injection, filling the circular mold with the slurry, covering a wire mesh with the aperture of 150 mu m on the top of the mold, injecting deionized water into the slurry from the top of the mold for phase conversion for 4 hours, demolding after the phase conversion is finished, and drying the blank in an oven at 60 ℃ for 12 hours to obtain a blank with a straight-hole structure inside.
4. Placing the blank body with the straight hole structure inside into a muffle furnace, heating to 400 ℃ at the speed of 2 ℃/min, and then preserving heat for 120min; and then continuously heating to 1280 ℃ at the speed of 2 ℃/min, then preserving the heat for 300min, and naturally cooling to obtain the straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte.
Example 2
A method for preparing a straight-hole solid lithium battery ceramic electrolyte by one-step sintering comprises the following steps:
1. and preparing 20 wt% of polyether sulfone N-methyl pyrrolidone solution as a phase transition solution for later use.
2. Weighing the following raw materials: li 2 O(5.0g)+La 2 O 3 (30g)+ ZrO 2 (30g) + PVP (1.0 g, molecular weight 8000) and 5g of phase transition solution, mixing the raw materials, and ball-milling in a ball-milling device for 24 hours to obtain precursor slurry for later use.
3. And (3) adding the slurry obtained in the second step into a circular mould with the diameter of 2cm by using 5ml of injection and filling the mould with the slurry, covering a wire netting with the aperture of 150 mu m on the top of the mould, injecting deionized water into the slurry from the top of the mould for phase conversion for 2 hours, demoulding after finishing, and drying the blank in an oven at 60 ℃ for 12 hours to obtain a blank with a straight hole structure inside.
4. Placing the blank body with the straight hole structure inside into a muffle furnace, heating to 300 ℃ at the speed of 2 ℃/min, and then preserving heat for 120min; and then continuously heating to 1250 ℃ at the speed of 2 ℃/min, then preserving the heat for 400min, and naturally cooling after the completion to obtain the straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte.
Example 3
A method for preparing a ceramic electrolyte of a straight-hole solid-state lithium battery by one-step sintering comprises the following steps:
1. preparing 40wt% of polyether sulfone N-methyl pyrrolidone solution as a phase transition solution for later use.
2. Weighing the following raw materials: li 2 O(1.0g)+La 2 O 3 (3.5g)+ Ga 2 O 3 (3.5 g) + PVP (0.3 g, molecular weight 8000) and 2.0g of phase-transition solution, mixing the above raw materials, and ball-milling in a ball-milling device for 30 hours to obtain precursor slurry for later use.
3. And (3) adding the slurry obtained in the second step into a circular mould with the diameter of 2cm by using 5ml of injection, filling the mould with the injection, covering a wire mesh with the aperture of 300 mu m on the top of the mould, injecting ethanol into the slurry from the top of the mould for phase conversion for 4 hours, demoulding after the phase conversion is finished, and drying the blank in an oven at 50 ℃ for 24 hours to obtain a blank with a straight hole structure inside.
4. Placing the blank body with the straight hole structure inside into a muffle furnace, heating to 500 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, and then preserving heat for 120min; and then continuously heating to 1100 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, then preserving the heat for 500min, and naturally cooling after the completion to obtain the straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte.
Example 4
A method for preparing a straight-hole solid lithium battery ceramic electrolyte by one-step sintering comprises the following steps:
1. and preparing 30 wt% of polyether sulfone dimethyl sulfoxide solution as a phase conversion solution for later use.
2. Weighing the following raw materials: liOH (3.0 g) + La 2 O 3 (4.0g)+ TaO 5 (4.0 g) + PVP (0.5 g, molecular weight 13000), phase transition solution 3.0g, mixing the above raw materials, placing in a ball mill, ball milling for 30 hours, and obtaining precursor slurry for later use.
3. And (3) adding the slurry obtained in the step two into a circular mold with the diameter of 4cm by using 5ml of injection, filling the mold with the slurry, covering a wire mesh with the aperture of 75um on the top of the mold, injecting ethanol into the slurry from the top of the mold for phase conversion for 6 hours, demolding after the phase conversion is finished, and drying the blank in an oven at 100 ℃ for 12 hours to obtain a blank with a straight-hole structure inside.
4. Placing the blank body with the straight hole structure inside into a muffle furnace, heating to 600 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, and then preserving heat for 60min; and then continuously heating to 1500 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, then preserving the heat for 300min, and naturally cooling after the completion to obtain the straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte.
Example 5
A method for preparing a ceramic electrolyte of a straight-hole solid-state lithium battery by one-step sintering comprises the following steps:
1. preparing 15 wt% of polyether sulfone N-methyl pyrrolidone solution as a phase transition solution for later use.
2. Weighing the following raw materials: liOH (2.0 g) + La 2 O 3 (3.0g)+ Al 2 O 3 (3.0 g) + PVP (0.2 g, molecular weight 10000) and 1.0g of phase-change solution, mixing the above raw materials, ball-milling in a ball-milling device for 36 hr to obtain precursor slurryAnd (5) preparing materials for later use.
3. And (3) adding the slurry obtained in the second step into a circular mould with the diameter of 4cm by using 5ml of injection and filling the mould with the slurry, covering a wire netting with the aperture of 75 microns on the top of the mould, injecting water into the slurry from the top of the mould for phase conversion for 3 hours, demoulding after the phase conversion is finished, and drying the blank in an oven at 60 ℃ for 12 hours to obtain a blank with a straight hole structure inside.
4. Placing the blank body with the straight hole structure inside into a muffle furnace, heating to 400 ℃ at the speed of 4 ℃/min, and then preserving heat for 100min; and then continuously heating to 1400 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, then preserving the heat for 450min, and naturally cooling after the completion to obtain the straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte.
Example 6
A method for preparing a ceramic electrolyte of a straight-hole solid-state lithium battery by one-step sintering comprises the following steps:
1. preparing 25 wt% of polyether sulfone N-methyl pyrrolidone solution as a phase transition solution for later use.
2. Weighing the following raw materials: li 2 CO 3 (2.5g)+La 2 O 3 (3.2g)+ Y 2 O 3 (3.6 g), PVP (0.25 g) and 2.5g of phase-transition solution, and the raw materials are mixed and then placed in a ball milling device for ball milling for 36 hours to obtain precursor slurry for later use.
3. And (3) adding the slurry obtained in the second step into a circular mould with the diameter of 1cm by using 5ml of injection and filling, covering a wire netting with the aperture of 120 mu m on the top of the mould, injecting water into the slurry from the top of the mould for phase conversion for 5 hours, demoulding after the phase conversion is finished, and drying the blank in an oven at 60 ℃ for 12 hours to obtain a blank with a straight hole structure inside.
4. Putting the blank body with the straight hole structure inside into a muffle furnace, heating to 350 ℃ at the speed of 3 ℃/min, and then preserving heat for 110min; and then continuously heating to 1300 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, then preserving the heat for 400min, and naturally cooling after the completion to obtain the straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte.
Example 7
A method for preparing a ceramic electrolyte of a straight-hole solid-state lithium battery by one-step sintering comprises the following steps:
1. preparing a 32 wt% polyethersulfone N-methyl pyrrolidone solution as a phase transition solution for later use.
2. Weighing the following raw materials: liOH (1.5 g) + La 2 O 3 (3.4 g) + OSr (3.8 g) + PVP (0.4 g), 3.5g of phase transition solution, mixing the above raw materials, and ball-milling in a ball-milling device for 45 hours to obtain precursor slurry for later use.
3. And (3) adding the slurry obtained in the step two into a circular mold with the diameter of 1cm by using 5ml of injection, filling the circular mold with the slurry, covering a wire mesh with the aperture of 400 mu m on the top of the mold, injecting ethanol into the slurry from the top of the mold for phase conversion for 6 hours, demolding after the phase conversion is finished, and drying the blank in an oven at 60 ℃ for 12 hours to obtain a blank with a straight-hole structure inside.
4. Placing the blank body with the straight hole structure inside into a muffle furnace, heating to 500 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, and then preserving heat for 90min; and then continuously heating to 1200 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, then preserving the heat for 450min, and naturally cooling after the completion to obtain the straight-hole solid-state lithium battery ceramic electrolyte.
Performance testing:
Fig. 1 and 2 are cross-sectional scanning views (SEM) of the ceramic electrolytes of the straight-hole solid-state lithium batteries prepared in examples 1 and 2, respectively, and it can be seen that the ceramic electrolytes have a straight channel structure (i.e., straight holes) inside, and the lower ends of the channels are open at the lower surface of the green body, so that the cathode material can be filled into the channels from the lower ports of the channels, and the structure can load the ceramic electrolytes with more cathode material relative to the surface coating, thereby better improving the battery capacity.
FIG. 3 is a sectional X-ray diffraction pattern of the ceramic electrolyte for a straight-hole solid state lithium battery prepared in example 1. It can be seen that the ceramic electrolyte prepared in this example had a composition of Li 0.34 La 0.56 TiO 3 。
Fig. 4 is a charge and discharge curve of an all-solid-state battery prepared from the ceramic electrolyte for a straight-hole solid-state lithium battery prepared in example 1. It can be seen that: the all-solid-state battery prepared by the ceramic electrolyte of the straight-hole solid-state lithium battery is stable in charge and discharge under repeated cycles and has large charge and discharge electric quantity.
The above description is only illustrative of several embodiments of the present invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that other persons skilled in the art can make modifications, substitutions and improvements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and these are all within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined from the description and claims.