Consider the possible structures formed during the mixing of an active material with an adsorbing polymer in a battery electrode formulation. (a) (b) Which of the following statements are CORRECT? (c) The bridging of the active particles shown in (a) will cause a higher apparent viscosity of the formulation and a mechanical gel-like behaviour Structure (c) will enable a conductive electrode material if a conductive additive is dispersed alongside the polymer chains The adsorbed polymer in structure (b) will be insufficient to stabilise the active particles All three structures, (a), (b), (c) are coatable onto a current collector using a slurry coating process

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Consider the possible structures formed during the mixing of an active material with an adsorbing
polymer in a battery electrode formulation.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Which of the following statements are CORRECT?
The bridging of the active particles shown in (a) will cause a higher apparent viscosity of the formulation and
a mechanical gel-like behaviour
O Structure (c) will enable a conductive electrode material if a conductive additive is dispersed alongside the
polymer chains
The adsorbed polymer in structure (b) will be insufficient to stabilise the active particles
O All three structures, (a), (b), (c) are coatable onto a current collector using a slurry coating process
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the possible structures formed during the mixing of an active material with an adsorbing polymer in a battery electrode formulation. (a) (b) (c) Which of the following statements are CORRECT? The bridging of the active particles shown in (a) will cause a higher apparent viscosity of the formulation and a mechanical gel-like behaviour O Structure (c) will enable a conductive electrode material if a conductive additive is dispersed alongside the polymer chains The adsorbed polymer in structure (b) will be insufficient to stabilise the active particles O All three structures, (a), (b), (c) are coatable onto a current collector using a slurry coating process
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