查看更多>>摘要:This paper proposed an optimal approach to disperse the composite conductive agent which is composed of carbon black(CB)and graphene(Gr)within lithium-ion battery(LIB)slurry with different mixing speeds and mixing times.The internal structures of LIB slurry are characterized by Electro-chemical Impedance Spectroscopy,Scanning Electron Microscopy,and Raman experiment.Initially,a composite conductive solution is prepared by mixing the composite conductive agent with NMP solvent under the conditions of five different mixing speeds n1(n1=1000,1100,1200,1300,1400 rpm)in the case of mixing time t1=10 min.Subsequently,LIB slurry is prepared by blending the composite conductive solution,LiCoO2 and PVDF-NMP solution under the conditions of five different mixing speeds n2(n2=1000±280,1100±280,1200±280,1300±280,1400±280 rpm)in the case of mixing time t2=6 min.By analyzing the internal structure of different LIB slurries,it shows that in the case of n1=n2=1200 rpm,a conductive network structure is well formed within LIB slurry.Additionally,in order to determine the optimal time to prepare the composite conductive solution for LIB slurry,nine different t1(t1=0,10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80 min)are selected.By analyzing the internal structure of different LIB slurries,a well-formed conductive network structure and a uniformly distributed composite conductive agent are deduced in LIB slurry when t1=50 min.Therefore,it can be concluded that the composite conductive agent composed of CB and Gr is able to be uniformly dispersed in LIB slurry by establishing a well-formed conductive network structure under the optimal mixing speed n1=n2=1200 rpm and the optimal mixing time t1=50 min,t2=6 min.This kind of the internal structure has the potential to be used to further analyze the dispersion characterizations of LIB slurry under different composite conductive agent and CB/Gr ratios with the aim of improving the final per-formance of LIB.