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Challenges in Lithium‐Ion‐Battery Slurry Preparation and Potential of Modifying Electrode Structures by Different Mixing Processes
Author(s) -
Wenzel Valentin,
Nirschl Hermann,
Nötzel Dorit
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
energy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2194-4296
pISSN - 2194-4288
DOI - 10.1002/ente.201402218
Subject(s) - slurry , mixing (physics) , lithium (medication) , battery (electricity) , materials science , ion , percolation (cognitive psychology) , particle (ecology) , ionic bonding , lithium ion battery , electrode , ion exchange , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , process (computing) , morphology (biology) , chemical physics , computer science , chemistry , composite material , engineering , physics , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , endocrinology , oceanography , biology , power (physics) , quantum mechanics , medicine , neuroscience , geology , genetics , operating system
The importance and possibilities to modify the morphology by mixing and dispersing is often neglected or underestimated. This Review works out the different opportunities in slurry preparation, using the example of lithium‐ion battery (LiB) manufacturing. In this case, also reference is made to possible interactions that are partly described in literature. This contribution outlines three different particle structures and the corresponding process‐control variations. Based on SEM pictures, the variation in morphology is shown and the effects of resulting network structures, percolation, electric contacting, and ionic exchange is discussed.