Issue
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Vol.40, No.8, 1901-1911, 2023
Electrospun PVDF-HFP/PAN bicomponent nanofibers as separators in lithium-ion batteries with high thermal stability and electrolyte wettability
Battery reliability is emerging as a new challenge due to the thermal stability and electrolyte wettability of polyolefin separators used in lithium-ion batteries. In this study, a method to improve the thermal stability and electrolyte wettability of a polyolefin separator is proposed. Bicomponent nanofibers were successfully fabricated by electro-spinning poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) with high ionic conductivity and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with excellent thermal stability. The nanofiber-based separator of PVDF-HFP/PAN exhibited high porosity (60–76%), electrolyte uptake (≅2,000%), and thermal stability (5%