Structural orientation effect of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) films on electrochemical kinetics and stability in lithium-ion batteries
By Kim, Kyungho; Kim, Patrick J.; Chowdhury, Reaz Ahmed; Kantharaj, Rajath; Candadai, Aaditya; Marconnet, Amy; Pol, Vilas G.; Youngblood, Jeffrey P.
Published in Chemical Engineering Journal
Chemical Engineering Journal
2020
Abstract
To satisfy the technical requirements of advanced energy storage systems with high energy density, high power density and reliable battery life time, significant efforts have been devoted to material optimization by designing novel metal/carbon composites or metal alloy materials. Different from the previous approaches mainly focused on the composition of active materials, herein, we studied how the structural orientation of carbon precursors can influence the electrochemical kinetics and stability of lithium ion batteries (LiBs). Two differently aligned cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) films