Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a carbon fiber material, a preparation method thereof and a lithium ion battery.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a carbon fiber material, where the carbon fiber material includes graphitized carbon fibers, where the graphitized carbon fibers overlap each other to form a porous network structure, and the surface of the graphitized carbon fibers has micropores.
The carbon fiber material has a porous network structure, a plurality of carbon fibers are staggered to form nano-structure gaps among the carbon fibers, so that the diffusion of electrolyte and the deintercalation of lithium ions are facilitated, the specific surface area and the lithium storage performance of the material are improved, meanwhile, compared with the common carbon fibers, the graphitized carbon fibers have better conductivity, and micropores on the surfaces of the graphitized carbon fibers are favorable for storing lithium adsorption ions on the surfaces and edges of the carbon fibers, so that the capacity is increased.
The carbon fiber material provided by the invention is used as a negative electrode active material and/or a conductive agent to prepare an electrode, and is applied to a lithium ion battery, and has the advantages of high capacity, good conductivity and excellent multiplying power performance.
The following preferred technical solutions are used as the present invention, but not as limitations on the technical solutions provided by the present invention, and the technical objects and advantageous effects of the present invention can be better achieved and achieved by the following preferred technical solutions.
Preferably, the micropores are obtained by etching the fibrous biomass carbon with a flue gas of a eutectic solvent comprising a halogenated choline and a halogenated ferric salt.
Preferably, in the XRD spectrum of the carbon fiber material, the ratio of the main peak intensity of the (002) crystal face to the total peak intensity of the impurity peaks is 2-5:1. The ratio of the main peak to the impurity peak reflects the graphitization degree in the carbon fiber material, and the graphitization degree in the carbon fiber material can be regulated by regulating and controlling the ratio of the main peak to the impurity peak, so that the lithium battery using the carbon fiber material has higher first efficiency, good cycle performance and rate capability. For example, the ratio of main peak to impurity peak can be regulated by regulating the sintering temperature, so as to regulate the graphitization degree in the carbon fiber material.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method for preparing a stone carbon fibre material according to the first aspect, the method comprising the steps of:
(1) Heating and mixing halogenated choline and halogenated ferric salt to form a eutectic solvent;
(2) Mixing fiber biomass carbon with the eutectic solvent to obtain a precursor;
(3) Carrying out high-temperature graphitization treatment on the precursor to obtain a carbon fiber material;
The temperature of the high-temperature graphitization treatment is 1400-1800 ℃.
The pore-forming of the carbon fiber can improve the lithium storage capacity on the carbon layer and the surface of the carbon layer, and the pore-forming agent (such as polyvinyl alcohol PVA, polyvinyl butyral PVB and the like) is generally added to form pores on the carbon fiber, but the additional pore-forming agent is required to be added in advance and mixed and stirred, so that the cost and the reaction steps are increased.
According to the method, the halogenated choline and the halogenated ferric salt are heated and mixed to form the eutectic solvent, cellulose in the fibrous biomass carbon is insoluble in water, but can be swelled in the eutectic solvent to form a homogeneous mixture, and the cellulose stripping function can be realized. In the high-temperature graphitization treatment process, the choline carbonized flue gas is alkaline, so that corrosion pore-forming effect is generated, and the specific surface area and lithium storage performance of biomass carbon are improved.
Wherein, due to the addition of iron element in the low-co-solvent, an iron complex is formed in the low-co-solvent, the reactant is adsorbed, carbon can be catalyzed and melted in the high-temperature graphitization treatment process, and when the carbon melting degree reaches saturation or supersaturation, part of melted carbon tends to the graphite crystal form of low energy level and is deposited, thereby reducing the graphitization temperature and obtaining the carbon fiber material.
Unlike available carbon fiber preparing process with petrochemical material and grain material as carbon source, the present invention has fiber biomass carbon as carbon source, environment friendship, controllable reaction process, high industrialization degree and excellent performance.
In the method, as the fiber biomass carbon and the eutectic solvent are directly carbonized, the phenomenon of uneven mixing of reactants in the precursor in the usual carbonization process is avoided, so that the carbonization efficiency and uniformity are improved, and the method is suitable for industrial production.
Preferably, the halogenated choline of step (1) comprises at least one of choline chloride, choline bromide, or a derivative thereof.
Preferably, the halogenated ferric salt of step (1) comprises any one or more of ferric chloride, ferrous bromide, or derivatives thereof.
Preferably, in the step (1), the molar ratio of the halogenated choline to the halogenated ferric salt is (1-3): 2-8, wherein the selection range of the halogenated choline is, for example, 1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.8 or 3, and the selection range of the halogenated ferric salt is, for example, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.2, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7 or 8, and the like.
Preferably, the temperature of the heated mixture in step (1) is 40-80 ℃, e.g. 43 ℃, 45 ℃, 50 ℃, 55 ℃, 60 ℃, 65 ℃,70 ℃, 75 ℃ or 80 ℃ and the like, and the time is 2-8 hours, e.g. 2 hours, 2.5 hours, 3 hours, 3.5 hours, 4 hours, 4.5 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 6.5 hours, 7 hours or 8 hours and the like.
Preferably, the heating and mixing process of step (1) is accompanied by stirring.
Preferably, the fibrous biomass carbon of step (2) is a non-cereal biomass, preferably at least one of bamboo fibres, lignocellulose or derivatives thereof.
Preferably, in the step (2), the mass ratio of the fiber biomass carbon to the eutectic solvent is (1-3): 2-8, wherein the selection range of the fiber biomass carbon is, for example, 1, 1.5, 1.8, 2, 2.5 or 3, and the selection range of the eutectic solvent is, for example, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5 or 8, and the like.
Preferably, the temperature of the mixing in step (2) is 40-80 ℃, e.g. 40 ℃, 45 ℃, 50 ℃, 55 ℃, 60 ℃, 65 ℃, 70 ℃, 75 ℃ or 80 ℃ etc., and the time is 2-8 hours, e.g. 2.5 hours, 3 hours, 3.5 hours, 4 hours, 4.5 hours, 5 hours, 5.5 hours, 6 hours, 7 hours or 8 hours etc.
Preferably, the mixing in step (2) is accompanied by stirring.
Preferably, the step (2) is further followed by steps of ultrasonic vibration and standing in sequence after the mixing.
Preferably, the ultrasonic oscillation is performed at room temperature.
Preferably, the time of the ultrasonic oscillation is 20-60min, for example 20min, 25min, 30min, 35min, 40min, 45min, 50min, 55min or 60min, etc.
Preferably, the time of the standing is 1-2 hours, such as 1 hour, 1.3 hours, 1.5 hours, 1.6 hours, 1.8 hours, 2 hours, etc.
Preferably, the precursor is pre-oxidized in advance before the high-temperature graphitization treatment in step (3).
Preferably, the pre-oxidation treatment is carried out at a temperature of 200-300 ℃, e.g. 200 ℃, 220 ℃, 240 ℃, 260 ℃, 280 ℃ or 300 ℃, etc., and a holding time of 1-2 hours, e.g. 1.2 hours, 1.4 hours, 1.6 hours or 2 hours, etc.
Preferably, the pre-oxidation treatment has a temperature increase rate of 2-5 ℃, e.g., 2 ℃,3 ℃,4 ℃,5 ℃, or the like.
Preferably, the pre-oxidation treatment atmosphere is an oxygen-containing atmosphere, preferably an air atmosphere.
Through the pre-oxidation treatment, organic matters in the mixture can be slowly decomposed and evaporated to form air holes, so that the high-performance carbon fiber material is favorably obtained.
The high-temperature graphitization treatment in the step (3) has a temperature of 1400-1800 ℃, such as 1400 ℃, 1450 ℃, 1500 ℃, 1550 ℃, 1600 ℃, 1650 ℃, 1700 ℃, 1750 ℃ or 1800 ℃ and the like, and a heat preservation time of 6-16h, such as 6h, 8h, 9h, 10h, 11h, 12h, 13h, 14h, 15h or 16h and the like.
Preferably, the rate of temperature rise of the high temperature graphitization treatment of step (3) is 2-5 ℃, such as 2 ℃,3 ℃,4 ℃,5 ℃ or the like.
Preferably, the high-temperature graphitization treatment atmosphere in the step (3) is an inert atmosphere, and the gas in the inert atmosphere comprises at least one of nitrogen, helium and argon.
Preferably, the high-temperature graphitization treatment in the step (3) is followed by the steps of acid washing, cleaning, separation, ball milling and sieving in sequence. The separation method of the present invention is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, standing, suction filtration, or the like. The number of cycles may be one or more with the washing and separation performed sequentially as one cycle.
Preferably, the solvent used for pickling is a pickling solvent, and the pickling solvent comprises at least one of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and acetic acid.
Preferably, the solvent used for the washing is absolute ethanol.
Preferably, the rotation speed of the ball mill is 500-1000r/min, such as 500r/min, 600r/min, 750r/min, 800r/min, 900r/min or 1000r/min, etc., and the time is 4-6h, such as 4h, 4.5h, 5h, 5.5h or 6h, etc.
Preferably, the number of the screened meshes is 180-400 meshes, such as 200 meshes, 300 meshes or 400 meshes, and the like, and the screened undersize is taken after screening.
As a further preferable technical scheme of the preparation method of the carbon fiber material, the method comprises the following steps:
1) Weighing halogenated choline and halogenated ferric salt according to a molar ratio of 1-3:2-8, and stirring for 2-8 hours at a temperature of 40-80 ℃ in a constant-temperature magnetic stirrer to obtain a eutectic solvent;
2) Weighing a non-grain biomass carbon source and a eutectic solvent according to the mass ratio of 1-3:2-8, and stirring for 2-8 hours at 40-80 ℃ in a constant temperature magnetic stirrer to obtain a mixture;
3) Ultrasonically oscillating the mixture obtained in the step 2) for 20-60min at room temperature by using an ultrasonic machine, and then standing for 1-2h to obtain a precursor;
4) Heating the precursor obtained in the step 3) to 200-300 ℃ at a heating rate of 2-5 ℃ per min under an air atmosphere, preserving heat for 1-2h, heating to 1400-1800 ℃ at a heating rate of 2-5 ℃ per min under a nitrogen atmosphere, and preserving heat for 6-16h to obtain a reactant;
5) Washing the reactant obtained in the step 4) with acid washing and absolute ethyl alcohol for a plurality of times, filtering, ball milling for 4-6 hours in a ball mill at 500-1000r/min, and screening with a 180-400 mesh screen to obtain the carbon fiber material.
In a third aspect, the present invention provides a lithium ion battery, where the lithium ion battery includes the carbon fiber material according to the first aspect.
In one embodiment, the negative electrode active material and the conductive agent in the negative electrode of the lithium ion battery at least partially adopt the carbon fiber material according to the first aspect, wherein the mass ratio of the carbon fiber material is 20-40%, such as 20%, 22.5%, 25%, 28%, 30%, 33%, 35%, 36%, 38%, 40%, or the like, based on the total weight of the negative electrode active material layer. The formula adopting the technical scheme is used for preparing the lithium ion battery without adding other conductive agents. The negative electrode active material other than the carbon fiber material described above is a negative electrode material common in the prior art, and for example, one or more of graphite, silicon oxide, carbon-coated silicon oxide, and the like may be selected.
The carbon fiber material has the advantage of high conductivity, and can be used as a negative electrode active material and a conductive agent for a lithium ion battery, so that the step of adding the conductive agent can be omitted, and the rate capability of the lithium battery can be improved.
In another embodiment, the negative electrode conductive agent in the negative electrode of the lithium ion battery employs the carbon fiber material according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the mass ratio of the carbon fiber material is 2% -5%, such as 2%, 2.5%, 3%, 3.5%, 4%, 4.5%, or 5%, based on the total weight of the negative electrode active material layer.
The carbon fiber material has high conductivity, is suitable for being applied to the preparation of a negative electrode as a conductive agent, can completely or partially replace the traditional conductive carbon materials such as ketjen black, acetylene black, SP and the like, and improves the electrochemical performance of a battery.
By way of example and not limitation, the present invention provides the use of the carbon fiber material described above in a negative electrode of a lithium ion battery:
The negative electrode plate of the lithium ion battery is prepared by taking the carbon fiber material as a negative electrode conductive agent and an active substance. The lithium ion battery negative electrode plate comprises the following components of (20-40) of carbon fiber material, (5-20) of adhesive polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and (40-65) of graphite, wherein the selection range of active substance carbon fiber material is 20-40 such as 20, 25, 30, 35 or 40, the selection range of PVDF is 5-20 such as 5, 8,10, 12, 15, 18 or 20, and the like, and the selection range of conductive agent acetylene black is 40-65 such as 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 or 65, and the like.
The type of lithium ion battery is not particularly limited in the present invention, and may be a liquid battery or a solid battery. For liquid batteries, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte are typically included, and for solid batteries, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer are typically included.
In some embodiments, the lithium ion battery is a flexible battery. The carbon fiber material prepared by the invention has a porous network structure, so that the negative electrode has mechanical strength and higher electrochemical performance, a large number of nano-voids exist in the negative electrode, and the flexible battery has a thinner size and higher capacity.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
(1) The graphitized carbon fiber material has a porous network structure, is favorable for improving the specific surface area and lithium storage performance of the material, and can lead lithium ions to rapidly shuttle, thereby improving the conductivity and the multiplying power performance of the graphitized carbon fiber material. Micropores on the surface of the carbon fiber are used for facilitating the storage of lithium adsorption ions on the surface and the edge of the carbon fiber so as to increase the capacity.
The carbon fiber material provided by the invention is used as a negative electrode active material for a lithium ion battery, and has the advantages of high capacity, good conductivity and excellent rate performance.
(2) According to the method, due to the addition of the iron element in the low-co-dissolution solvent, the graphitization temperature can be reduced, so that the carbon fiber with high graphitization degree can be prepared, meanwhile, the corrosion pore-forming effect is generated in the high-temperature graphitization treatment process by utilizing the choline chloride, and the specific surface area and the lithium storage performance of the carbon fiber are improved.
In the method, as the fiber biomass carbon and the eutectic solvent are directly carbonized, the phenomenon of uneven mixing of reactants in the precursor in the usual carbonization process is avoided, so that the carbonization efficiency and uniformity are improved, and the method is suitable for industrial production.
Detailed Description
The technical scheme of the invention is further described below by the specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Example 1
1) 13.96G of choline chloride and 21.20g of ferric chloride are weighed according to a molar ratio of 3:5 and stirred for 2 hours at 70 ℃ in a constant temperature magnetic stirrer to obtain a eutectic solvent;
2) 17.28g of lignocellulose and 17.28g of eutectic solvent are weighed according to the mass ratio of 1:1, and stirred for 6 hours at 80 ℃ in a constant-temperature magnetic stirrer to obtain a mixture;
3) Ultrasonically oscillating the mixture obtained in the step 2) for 30min at room temperature by using an ultrasonic machine, and then standing for 2h to obtain a precursor;
4) Heating the precursor obtained in the step 3) to 200 ℃ at a heating rate of 2 ℃ per min under an air atmosphere, and preserving heat for 2 hours, heating to 1600 ℃ at a heating rate of 5 ℃ per min under a nitrogen atmosphere, and preserving heat for 12 hours to obtain a reactant;
5) Washing the reactant obtained in the step 4) with dilute sulfuric acid and absolute ethyl alcohol for a plurality of times, filtering, ball-milling for 6 hours in a ball mill at 800r/min, and screening with a 270-mesh screen to obtain the carbon fiber material.
Fig. 1 and 2 are SEM images of different magnifications of the carbon fiber material prepared in example 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is an XRD pattern of the carbon fiber material prepared in example 1 of the present invention, and it is seen from the figure that the carbon fiber material 002 peak of example 1 is distinct and high in intensity and low in background signal, and high in graphitization degree on the XRD pattern.
Example 2
Unlike example 1, in step 4, the temperature was raised to 1400℃at a temperature raising rate of 3℃/min under a nitrogen atmosphere, and the temperature was maintained for 12 hours, to obtain a reactant.
In this example, compared with example 1, the pre-oxidation step was not performed, and the temperature of the temperature increase rate and the heat preservation was lowered.
Example 3
Unlike example 1, in step 4, the temperature was raised to 1800℃at a temperature raising rate of 5℃/min under a nitrogen atmosphere, and the reaction was kept for 8 hours, to obtain a reactant.
In this example, compared with example 1, the pre-oxidation step was not performed, and the temperature of the heat preservation was adjusted to be high and the time of the heat preservation was adjusted to be low.
Example 4
In this example 1, compared with the example, the pre-oxidation step was not performed, and the temperature rise rate, the temperature of the heat preservation and the time were the same.
Example 5
The difference from example 1 is that in step1, the chlorocholine and ferric chloride are weighed in a molar ratio of 1:9.
Example 6
The difference from example 1 is that in step1, the chlorocholine and ferric chloride are weighed in a molar ratio of 2:1.
Example 7
The embodiment provides a carbon fiber material and a preparation method thereof, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
1) Weighing choline chloride and ferrous chloride according to a molar ratio of 2:3, and stirring for 3 hours at 70 ℃ in a constant-temperature magnetic stirrer to obtain a eutectic solvent;
2) Weighing lignocellulose and eutectic solvent according to the mass ratio of 3:4, and stirring for 5 hours at 50 ℃ in a constant-temperature magnetic stirrer to obtain a mixture;
3) Ultrasonically oscillating the mixture obtained in the step 2) for 40min at room temperature by using an ultrasonic machine, and then standing for 1h to obtain a precursor;
4) Heating the precursor obtained in the step 3) to 280 ℃ at a heating rate of 4 ℃ per minute under an air atmosphere, and preserving heat for 2 hours, heating to 1550 ℃ at a heating rate of 5 ℃ per minute under a nitrogen atmosphere, and preserving heat for 10 hours to obtain a reactant;
5) Washing the reactant obtained in the step 4) with dilute sulfuric acid and absolute ethyl alcohol for a plurality of times, filtering, ball-milling for 5 hours in a ball mill at 800r/min, and screening with a 300-mesh screen to obtain the carbon fiber material.
Comparative example 1
Unlike example 1, 13.96g of choline chloride and 150g of urea were weighed in a molar ratio of 3:5 and stirred in a constant temperature magnetic stirrer at 70℃for 2 hours to obtain a eutectic solvent.
Application examples 1-7 and comparative application example 1:
The carbon fiber materials obtained in examples 1-7 and comparative example 1 are used as a conductive agent, part of negative electrode active materials, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and graphite are weighed according to a mass ratio of 35:15:50, then N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP) is added, the mixture is stirred uniformly to form slurry, the slurry is coated on the surface of copper foil, the slurry is dried in a drying box at 80 ℃ for 12 hours to obtain a prefabricated electrode sheet, the prefabricated electrode sheet is rolled and cut into electrode sheets, and the electrode sheets are dried in the drying box at 120 ℃ for 8 hours, so that the negative electrode sheets of application examples 1-7 and comparative application example 1 are obtained.
The method for testing the compaction density comprises the steps of cutting the pole piece rolled under different pressures into square blocks with the weight of 1cm and the thickness of the active substance, and obtaining the corresponding compaction density by the weight of the active substance/(the thickness of the active substance) and the thickness of the active substance.
The conductivity test method is based on the principle of Kelvin four-wire method, and the conductivity is tested by using a four-probe method powder conductivity tester. The test is carried out by using a powder resistance test system MCP-PD51 and a Loresta-GXMCP-T700 low resistance tester.
The results of the tests of the compacted density and the electrical conductivity under different pressures of the negative electrode tabs of application example 1 and comparative application example 1 are shown in fig. 4 and 5. It can be seen that the conductivity and the compacted density of application example 1 are superior to those of comparative application example 1.
Application example 8
The carbon fiber material obtained in the example 1 is taken as a conductive agent, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and graphite are weighed according to the mass ratio of 5:15:85, then N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP) is added, the mixture is stirred uniformly to form slurry, the slurry is coated on the surface of copper foil, the surface of the copper foil is dried for 12 hours at 80 ℃ in a drying box to obtain a prefabricated pole piece, the prefabricated pole piece is cut into pole pieces after being rolled, and the pole pieces are dried for 8 hours at 120 ℃ in the drying box to obtain the negative pole piece of the application example 8.
Comparative application example 2
Unlike application example 8, the negative electrode sheet of comparative application example 2 was obtained using acetylene black as a conductive agent.
Performance testing
The pole piece is assembled into a lithium ion half battery, lithium metal is used as a counter electrode, electrolyte is diethyl carbonate (DEC) +ethylene carbonate (EC) solution containing 1mol/L lithium hexafluorophosphate (volume ratio DEC: EC=7:3), and the diaphragm is assembled by using polypropylene Celgard2300 in a glove box.
And standing the assembled half-cell at normal temperature for 12 hours, then performing constant-current charge and discharge test, wherein the charge and discharge voltage is 0-3V, performing constant-current charge and discharge test (consistent charge and discharge current) at 25 ℃ and current density of 100mA/g, and testing the electrical properties of the obtained cell, wherein the test results are shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1
As can be seen from Table 1, the capacity and first effect of application example 1 are larger than those of application examples 2,3 and 4, because the carbonyl group which is beneficial to electrochemical energy storage can be introduced and the crosslinking degree of the material can be enhanced in the air pre-oxidation process, and meanwhile, the reactant can be further dried and easily oxidized impurities can be removed in the pre-oxidation process.
Application example 1 is superior to application examples 5 and 6 because the ratio of lignocellulose and the low co-solvent in the mixture is different, and the etching effect generated when the choline cations in the low co-solvent are decomposed during sintering is different. The smaller proportion of choline cations in application example 5 results in less micropores generated by sintering, which reduces the lithium storage performance, and the larger proportion of choline cations in application example 6 increases the solubility of lignocellulose to result in higher granulation degree of the final product, increases the specific surface area and increases the consumption of lithium in the formation process, thereby reducing the first effect.
As can be seen from fig. 3,4 and 5, the graphitization degree of the application example 1 is far greater than that of the comparative application example 1, the compaction density is close to 2.3g/cm 3 of the true density of graphite under high pressure, and the conductivity is also superior to that of the comparative application example 1, because the application example 1 uses the eutectic solvent of halogenated ferric salt, the graphitization temperature can be reduced, so that the graphitization degree of the carbon fiber anode material prepared in the application example 1 is high, the conductivity is better than that of the comparative example 1, and the compression performance of the particle level is better than that of the comparative application example 1.
The rate performance of application example 8 is significantly better than that of comparative application example 2 because the carbon fiber material has good conductivity.
The applicant states that the detailed method of the present invention is illustrated by the above examples, but the present invention is not limited to the detailed method described above, i.e. it does not mean that the present invention must be practiced in dependence upon the detailed method described above. It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that any modification of the present invention, equivalent substitution of raw materials for the product of the present invention, addition of auxiliary components, selection of specific modes, etc., falls within the scope of the present invention and the scope of disclosure.