In situ crosslinked PVA–PEI polymer binder for long-cycle silicon anodes in Li-ion batteries

Zhen Liu, Shaojie Han, Chong Xu, Yuwen Luo, Na Peng, Chenyang Qin, Mingjiong Zhou, Wenqin Wang, Liwei Chen, Shigeto Okada

RSC Advances · 2016 · 102 citations · 46 references

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Abstract

A novel polymer binder, synthesized <italic>via in situ</italic> thermal cross-linking of water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) precursor, is applied as a functional network binder to enhance the electrochemical performance of a silicon anode.

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