In-situ structural changes of active material for battery anode under exposure to binder

The proposal is focused on exploring the behaviour of carbonaceous material for fabrication of anodes for Li-ion batteries. The intended aim is to study the structure evolution of the porous, activated carbon when exposed to a binder or different binders, to explore how the pores change after exposure. The interaction with the binder can reduce the electrolyte-accessible pores, affecting the obtainable capacitance from ion adsorption/desorption. We plan to do SAXS experiment to reconstruct pore size and shape after exposure to different binders. This will bring us knowledge about which binder to use in order to the best performance of the anode.