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Designing a Polyurethane Ionomer for Micro-Si Anodes: Adhesion, Ion Transport, and Cycling Stability from a Waterborne Binder
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Wood Chemistry and Pulp Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7267-7510
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Wood Chemistry and Pulp Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7433-0350
2026 (English)In: ACS Applied Engineering Materials, ISSN 2771-9545, Vol. 4, no 6, p. 2989-3000Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Silicon is an attractive anode material due to its high theoretical capacity; however, microsilicon (mu Si) powders undergo large volume changes, repeated SEI damage, and particle debonding, leading to capacity-degrading transport losses. Here, we develop a water-borne polyurethane (WPU) ionomer binder composed of PTMEG/PEG soft segments and a PEG-citric-acid polyol. Partial LiOH neutralization converts carboxylic acids to lithium carboxylates, providing multipoint anchoring to Si/SiOx, reversible ionic associations, and Li-ion conduction pathways. Two formulations differing in PTMEG:di-PEG-CA ratio were synthesized via a solvent-minimized water-inversion route. NMR, HSQC, and FTIR confirm the targeted segmented ionomer architecture. The ionomeric WPUs are elastomeric (>1500% strain) with tunable modulus across formulations. Relative to a poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) binder, the ionic conductivity increases by an order of magnitude (1.8-2.2 & times; 10(-4) vs 2.4 & times; 10(-5) S cm(-1)), and the peel strength approximately doubles (similar to 2.0-2.2 vs similar to 0.9-1.0 N cm(-1)). In mu Si half-cells at 0.2 C, the capacity stabilizes at similar to 2.1-2.3 Ah g(-1) after 500 cycles with a Coulombic efficiency >= 99.98%, whereas PAA shows rapid fading to similar to 1.0 Ah g(-1). Postcycling Warburg slopes (19.3, 28.9 vs 123.2 Omega & centerdot;s(1)/(2)) and GITT-derived diffusion coefficients confirm substantially faster Li+ transport for both ionomeric binders. These results establish LiOH-neutralized WPU ionomers as a practical, NMP-free binder platform for mu Si anodes, with the degree of neutralization and soft/hard-segment ratio serving as key tuning parameters.

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American Chemical Society (ACS) , 2026. Vol. 4, no 6, p. 2989-3000
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waterborne polyurethane, polymer binder, microsiliconanode, polyurethane ionomer, Li-ion battery
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Polymer Technologies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-386511DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.6c00289ISI: 001791983800001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-386511DiVA, id: diva2:2090026
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Available from: 2026-08-05 Created: 2026-08-05 Last updated: 2026-08-05Bibliographically approved

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Askari, SadeghSevastyanova, Olena

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