ABSTRACT
Due to high power and energy densities, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become common energy storage devices for electronic systems and mobile digital devices. Over the past few years, there has been growing interest in the applications of secondary lithium batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage systems in a smart grid. 1–3 Current research has been focusing on the new material developments to increase the capacity, operating voltage, energy density, and heat stability to improve the overall performance and efficiencies of LIBs. 4–6 Particularly, due to their low overall content yet critical role at the electrode interface, developing functional binders for LIB cathodes and anodes has drawn much attention for improving LIB capacity. 7–10
