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Copper nanowire/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites as all-nanowire flexible electrode for fast-charging/discharging lithium-ion battery

Zhenxing Yin1, Sanghun Cho1, Duck-Jae You1, Yong-keon Ahn1, Jeeyoung Yoo1( ), Youn Sang Kim1,2( )
Program in Nano Science and TechnologyGraduate School of Convergence Science and TechnologySeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology145 Gwanggyo-roYeongtong-guSuwon-siGyeonggi-do16229Republic of Korea
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Abstract

A novel lightweight three-dimensional (3D) composite anode for a fast-charging/discharging Li-ion battery (LIB) was fabricated entirely using one-dimensional (1D) nanomaterials, i.e., Cu nanowires (CuNWs) and multi-walled C nanotubes (MWCNTs). Because of the excellent electrical conductivity, high-aspect ratio structures, and large surface areas of these nanomaterials, the CuNW-MWCNT composite (CNMC) with 3D structure provides significant advantages regarding the transport pathways for both electrons and ions. As an advanced binder-free anode, a CuNW-MWCNT composite film with a controllable thickness (~600 μm) exhibited a considerably low sheet resistance, and internal cell resistance. Furthermore, the random CuNW network with 3D structure acting as a rigid framework not only prevented MWCNT shrinkage and expansion due to aggregation and swelling but also minimized the effect of the volume change during the charge/discharge process. Both a half cell and a full cell of LIBs with the CNMC anode exhibited high specific capacities and Coulombic efficiencies, even at a high current. More importantly, we for the first time overcame the limitation of MWCNTs as anode materials for fast-charging/discharging LIBs (both half cells and full cells) by employing CuNWs, and the resulting anode can be applied to flexible LIBs. This innovative anode structure can lead to the development of ultrafast chargeable LIBs for electric vehicles.

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3D compositeall-nanowire electrodefast chargeable batteryfull-cell LIBsflexible battery

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Nano Research
Volume 11 Issue 2,
February 2018
Pages 769-779
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-017-1686-0
Cite this article:
Yin Z, Cho S, You D-J, et al. Copper nanowire/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites as all-nanowire flexible electrode for fast-charging/discharging lithium-ion battery. Nano Research, 2018, 11(2): 769-779. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-017-1686-0

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Received: 06 March 2017
Revised: 07 May 2017
Accepted: 17 May 2017
Published: 22 August 2017
© Tsinghua University Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2017
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