US 12,237,464 B2
Preparation method and application of titanium nitride fiber-enhanced quasi-solid-state electrolyte
Zhen Chen, Harbin (CN); Yixin Wu, Harbin (CN); and Minghua Chen, Harbin (CN)
Assigned to Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin (CN)
Filed by Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin (CN)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/781,399.
Claims priority of application No. 202310918815.7 (CN), filed on Jul. 25, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0038251 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. H01M 10/05 (2010.01); C01B 21/076 (2006.01); C08J 3/205 (2006.01); C08K 5/43 (2006.01); C08K 7/04 (2006.01); D01F 9/08 (2006.01); D01F 11/00 (2006.01); D04H 1/4209 (2012.01); D04H 1/4282 (2012.01); D04H 1/728 (2012.01); D06C 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/056 (2010.01)
CPC H01M 10/056 (2013.01) [C01B 21/0761 (2013.01); C01B 21/0768 (2013.01); C08J 3/2053 (2013.01); C08K 5/43 (2013.01); C08K 7/04 (2013.01); D01F 9/08 (2013.01); D01F 11/00 (2013.01); D04H 1/4209 (2013.01); D04H 1/4282 (2013.01); D04H 1/728 (2013.01); D06C 7/00 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); C08J 2327/18 (2013.01); C08J 2327/20 (2013.01); C08K 2201/001 (2013.01); D10B 2101/14 (2013.01); D10B 2505/00 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0017 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0085 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
 
1. A preparation method of a titanium nitride fiber-enhanced quasi-solid-state electrolyte, comprising the following steps:
I. preparation of TiN nanofiber:
1 adding polyvinylpyrrolidone to a mixed solution of anhydrous ethanol and glacial acetic acid and magnetically stirring to dissolution of polyvinylpyrrolidone, and then adding tetrabutyl titanate and continuing stirring to form a uniform solution, so as to obtain an electrospinning precursor solution;
wherein in the step I 1, a volume ratio of anhydrous ethanol to glacial acetic acid in the mixed solution of anhydrous ethanol and glacial acetic acid in the step I M is 7:3;
in the step I 1, a ratio of a mass of polyvinylpyrrolidone to a volume of the mixed solution of anhydrous ethanol and glacial acetic acid is (1 g to 2 g):10 mL;
in the step I M, a volume ratio of tetrabutyl titanate to the mixed solution of anhydrous ethanol and glacial acetic acid is (2 mL to 4 mL): 10 mL,
2 loading the electrospinning precursor solution into a syringe and then mounting the syringe inside an electrospinning machine, and then performing electrospinning to obtain a fiber felt;
wherein in the step I 2, the electrospinning uses No. 22 needle, a liquid supply rate is 1 mLh−1 to 2 mLh−1, a voltage is 15 kV to 30 kV, and a distance between the needle and an electrode olate is 15 cm to 20 cm;
3 heating the fiber felt to a calcination temperature in an air atmosphere and then calcining at the calcination temperature to obtain TiO2 nanofiber;
wherein in the step I 3, a rate of the heating is 1° C. min−1 to 3° C. min−1; and
in the step I 3, the calcination temperature is 500° C. to 550° C.; and a time of the calcination is 2 h to 4 h;
4 placing the TiO2 nanofiber into a tubular furnace and then introducing a mixed gas of NH3 and Ar into the tubular furnace, and heating the tubular furnace to the calcination temperature and then calcining at the calcination temperature to obtain TiN nanofiber;
wherein in the step I 4, a volume ratio of NH3 to Ar in the mixed gas of NH3 and Ar is 1:1, and a flow rate of NH3 is 80 sccm to 100 sccm;
in the step I 4, a rate of the heating is 50° C. min−1 to 10° C. min−1;
in the step I 4, the calcination temperature is 900° C. to 1000° C.; and
in the step I 4, a time of the calcination is 1.5 h to 3 h;
II. preparation of electrolyte:
1 adding the TiN nanofiber to N,N-dimethylformamide for ultrasonic treatment and then adding PVDF-HFP and LiTFSI and magnetically stirring to obtain a casting solution;
wherein in the step II 1, a mass ratio of the TiN nanofiber to PVDF-HFP to LiTFSI is (1 to 5):(50 to 75):(20 to 45);
in the step II 1, a mass fraction of the TiN nanofiber in the casting solution is 0.2% to 1%;
2 performing vacuum defoaming on the casting solution and then casting the casting solution on a glass plate, and then scraping into a film by using a scraper, and finally drying to obtain the titanium nitride fiber-enhanced quasi-solid-state electrolyte.