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US 12,334,542 · App. 15/994,977 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Solid film as binder for battery electrodes

Inventor: Giulia Canton (Lake Forest, CA)
Assignee: Enevate Corporation
H01M4/1395H01M4/0404H01M4/0435H01M4/133H01M4/134H01M4/1393H01M4/621H01M4/661H01M4/667H01M10/0525H01M2004/027H01M2004/028
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Patent No.
US 12,334,542
App. No.
15/994,977
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In various embodiments, a method of forming an electrode includes providing a current collector, providing a substantially solid layer of electrode attachment substance on a side of the current collector, providing electrochemically active material adjacent the substantially solid layer of the electrode attachment substance, and adhering the electrochemically active material to the side of the current collector via the electrode attachment substance. In some examples, the electrochemically active material is provided in powder form. In some examples, the electrochemically active material is provided between the substantially solid layer of electrode attachment substance and the current collector.

Claims (41)

1. A method of forming an electrode, the method comprising:

providing a current collector;

providing a layer comprising an electrochemically active material;

providing a solid film layer of a first electrode attachment substance on a surface of the current collector between the layer comprising the electrochemically active material and the current collector;

providing a solid film layer of a second electrode attachment substance on the electrochemically active material opposite the first electrode attachment substance, wherein the layers of the first and second electrode attachment substances are provided in a roll form and rolled onto the current collector and electrochemically active material; and

applying heat to the layers of first and second electrode attachment substances and the layer of electrochemically active material to adhere the electrochemically active material to the current collector,

such that the electrochemically active material is adhered indirectly to the current collector via the first electrode attachment substance, with the first electrode attachment substance binding to both the electrochemically active material and the current collector,

wherein the first electrode attachment substance comprises a polyphenylene sulfide film, a polyether ether ketone film, a polyether sulfone film, or a polysulfone film, and the second electrode attachment substance comprises a different one of the polyphenylene sulfide film, polyether ether ketone film, polyether sulfone film, or polysulfone film.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electrochemically active material is sandwiched between the provided layers of the first and second electrode attachment substances.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electrochemically active material is provided in powder form.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electrochemically active material is provided as a film.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the film comprises a silicon carbon composite film.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electrochemically active material comprises at least about 50% to about 100% by weight of silicon.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the electrochemically active material comprises the silicon at about 60% to about 100% by weight.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the electrochemically active material comprises the silicon at about 70% to about 100% by weight.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the electrochemically active material comprises the silicon at about 80% to about 100% by weight.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the layer of the first electrode attachment substance comprises a thermoplastic film.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the layer of the first electrode attachment substance is insoluble in a solvent at a temperature below about 200° C.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the layer of the first electrode attachment substance comprises polyethylene terephthalate film.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein adhering comprises applying pressure to the electrode attachment substance and/or the electrochemically active material to adhere the electrochemically active material to the current collector.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein adhering comprises an extrusion process.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the current collector is provided in a roll form.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the layer comprising electrochemically active material is provided in a roll form.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method comprises a roll to roll process.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electrochemically active material is a first electrochemically active material, the method further comprising:

providing a layer comprising a second electrochemically active material on a second side of the current collector opposite the first electrochemically active material;

providing a solid layer of a third electrode attachment substance on a surface of the layer comprising the second electrochemically active material such that the second electrochemically active material is between the third electrode attachment substance and the current collector;

adhering the second electrochemically active material to the second side of the current collector via the third electrode attachment substance; and

applying heat to the third electrode attachment substance and the second electrochemically active material to adhere the second electrochemically active material to the second side of the current collector.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising providing a solid layer of a fourth electrode attachment substance between the layer comprising the second electrochemically active material and the current collector such that the second electrochemically active material is sandwiched between the third and fourth electrode attachment substances.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the second electrochemically active material is provided in powder form.

21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the second electrochemically active material is provided as a film.

22. The method of claim 18 , wherein the second electrochemically active material comprises a silicon carbon composite film.

23. The method of claim 18 , wherein the second electrochemically active material comprises at least about 50% to about 100% by weight of silicon.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the second electrochemically active material comprises the silicon at about 60% to about 100% by weight.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the second electrochemically active material comprises the silicon at about 70% to about 100% by weight.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the second electrochemically active material comprises the silicon at about 80% to about 100% by weight.

27. The method of claim 18 , wherein the third electrode attachment substance comprises a thermoplastic film.

28. The method of claim 18 , wherein the third electrode attachment substance comprises a different material than the first or second electrode attachment substance.

29. The method of claim 18 , wherein adhering the first electrochemically active material and adhering the second electrochemically active material occur simultaneously.

30. The method of claim 18 , wherein the electrode is a negative electrode.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2026
From: ENEVATE CORPORATION
To: MCANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY LTD.
Reel/Frame 075093/0935 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2018
From: CANTON, GIULIA
To: ENEVATE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045965/0995 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62596035 · Dec 7, 2017
Related Publication 20190181431A1 · Jun 13, 2019
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