Silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries suffer from severe mechanical degradation caused by repeated volumetric expansion during cycling, which accelerates electrode structural failure and irreversible parasitic reactions. Although supramolecular bind...
Silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries suffer from severe mechanical degradation caused by repeated volumetric expansion during cycling, which accelerates electrode structural failure and irreversible parasitic reactions. Although supramolecular binders incorporating dynamic bonding interactions have emerged as a promising strategy to address these challenges, quantitative frameworks for evaluating how persistently such dynamic bonds are retained and contribute under practical electrode conditions remain limited. In this study, a supramolecular binder system composed of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and para-phenylenediamine (pPD) was investigated, and a rheology-based fatigue endurance metric was introduced to quantify the persistence of dynamic bonding as a function of pPD content. The fatigue endurance metric, derived from multi-rest rheological experiments, serves as an indicator that simultaneously captures bond recovery behavior and the accumulation of irreversible damage, thereby providing insight into the mechanical stability of silicon electrodes. Furthermore, electrochemical performance was compared across three distinct silicon-based electrodes (80 nm Si, Si-C composite, and 30 nm Si) under identical binder conditions. The results demonstrate that supramolecular binders containing pPD exhibit cycling performance trends that are consistent with the corresponding fatigue endurance metrics, even under conditions where electrode structures and degradation modes differ. This consistency confirms that dynamic bond persistence functions as a key descriptor for predicting electrochemical stability. In conclusion, the fatigue-limit-based rheological evaluation proposed in this work provides a practical perspective for the rational design of supramolecular binders by establishing quantitative criteria for tuning dynamic bond strength and recovery. Beyond silicon anodes, this approach holds potential for application to a wide range of electrode systems in which mechanical degradation is a dominant factor in performance decay, thereby extending the foundation of supramolecular binder research toward the development of mechanically durable electrodes.