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Effect of fiber orientation in gelled poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun membranes for Li-ion battery applications

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Resumo:Battery separators based on electrospun membranes of poly(vinylidene fluoride) have been prepared in order to study the effect of fiber alignment on the performance and characteristics of the membrane. The prepared membranes show an average fiber diameter of ~272 nm and a degree of porosity of ~ 87%. The gel polymer electrolytes are prepared by soaking the membranes in the electrolyte solution. The alignment of the fibers improves the mechanical properties for the electrospun membranes. Further, the microstructure of the membrane also plays an important role in the ionic conductivity, being higher for the random electrospun membrane due to the lower tortuosity value. Independently of the microstructure, both membranes show good electrochemical stability up to 5.0 V versus Li/Li+. These results show that electrospun membranes based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) are appropriate for battery separators in lithium ion battery applications, the random membranes showing a better overall performance.
Autores principais:Costa, C. M.
Outros Autores:Pereira, J. Nunes; Sencadas, Vítor João Gomes Silva; Silva, Maria Manuela; Lanceros-Méndez, S.
Assunto:PVDF Battery separators Electrospinning Fiber alignment
Ano:2013
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso restrito
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho

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