@misc{Veitl2023, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Veitl, Jakob}, title = {Development of a laminable, cellulose-based Separator for Lithium-Ion Batteries}, doi = {10.57688/347}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:860-opus4-3478}, school = {Hochschule f{\"u}r Angewandte Wissenschaften Landshut}, pages = {81}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Cellulose is a promising material for lithium-ion battery separator as it is sustainable, affordable, has excellent electrolyte wettability and is well applicable in lamination-based cell production. Lamination can accelerate the time-consuming stacking step in pouch cell assembly, reduce scrap rate and enhance battery performance, but relies on thermoplastic material on electrode/separator interfaces. In this work, different surface modification layers were applied to a cellulose separator via electrospinning technique and compared with regard to their applicability for lamination-based cell production. Processes have been developed to apply A) homogeneous fibers consisting of 4 different binder polymer types and b) layers of a fluorothermoplastic polymer (THV) with different morphologies. All layers were applied at the same low areal loading of 0.4 𝑔/𝑚2. All investigated polymer layers allowed to create mechanically stable interfaces without damaging the separator. The polymers were found to establish maximum adhesion at lamination temperatures that typically are about 10 K above their respective melting temperature. Highest adhesive forces above 15 𝑁/𝑚 were observed at lamination enabled by a low-melting fluoroelastomer (3M FPO 3850) at 120 °C. Evidence was found that many adhesion points well distributed over the surface cause higher adhesion than few large adhesion points, when applied at the same areal loading, but no clear statement can be made as to whether microfibers or microparticles lead to better adhesion. Regarding electrochemical performance, the cellulose separator was shown to be well suited for lithium-ion batteries. All 4 polymers used were found to be electrochemically stable in the applied voltage window and suitable for the use in NMC622 / graphite battery cells. Laminated cells with the developed interlayers showed improved (THV, FPO, PVDFS) or equal (PVDF-K) fast charging and discharging capability. Cells with THV coating performed best in C-rate tests, where their discharge capacity at 3 C rate was improved by 34.1\% compared to non-laminated reference cells. Cells with the cellulose separator showed high capacity retention of 89.1\% after 500 fast-charging cycles. The morphology of applied layers was not found to have a major influence on electrochemical performance, as long as the binder loading is kept at a moderate level and the deposited layer is porous and well distributed over the separator's surface.}, subject = {Lithium-Ionen-Akkumulator}, language = {en} }