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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 216, Issue -, Pages 68-78Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.08.105
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polymer separator; macroporous membrane; Li-ion battery; high temperature battery
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Macroporous separators are critical components in liquid electrolyte batteries. Besides preventing physical contact between electrodes, they enable free ionic transport, electronic isolation and thermal shutdown. Nevertheless, separators also increase electrical resistance and takes up limited space inside the battery, affecting ionic conductivity. Widely used in lithium-ion batteries, commercial polyolefin-based separators operate in a limited temperature range, mainly ranging from -20 degrees C to + 60 degrees C. The purpose of this contribution is to assess the possibility to use these separators in lithium-ion batteries operating at extended temperatures, i.e. between -20 degrees C and 120 degrees C. For this purpose, four commercially available macroporous separators based on polyethylene and polypropylene, were investigated. To determine the effect of temperature on their performance, they were aged for one week at 120 degrees C. Evolution of their morphology and thermomechanical behavior was investigated using XRD, SEM, DSC, TGA and DMA. The thermal aging impact on the ionic conductivity was also investigated using LP30 (R) as reference electrolyte. Thermal aging, i.e. partial clogging of the porosity, was found to have significant effects mainly on mechanical strength, morphology and conductivity. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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