CPC H01M 4/621 (2013.01) [H01M 4/0404 (2013.01); H01M 4/0471 (2013.01); H01M 4/134 (2013.01); H01M 4/1395 (2013.01); H01M 4/386 (2013.01); H01M 4/625 (2013.01); H01M 4/661 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 2004/027 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A method of forming an electrode, the method comprising:
creating an electrode coating layer from an electrode slurry comprising an aqueous solution of a water-based phenolic binder and Si powder, with optional additives;
fabricating a battery electrode by coating the slurry on a current collector; and
pyrolyzing said electrode coating layer;
wherein the water-based phenolic binder comprises a phenolic/resol type polymer crosslinked with poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic anhydride).
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