Mechanical Degradation of Graphite/PVDF Composite Electrodes: A Model-Experimental Study

Takahashi, Kenji; Higa, Kenneth; Mair, Sunil; Chintapalli, Mahati; Balsara, Nitash; Srinivasan, Venkat

doi:10.1149/2.0271603jes

Title: Mechanical Degradation of Graphite/PVDF Composite Electrodes: A Model-Experimental Study

Journal Article · Fri Dec 11 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0271603jes· OSTI ID:1378948

Takahashi, Kenji ^[1]; Higa, Kenneth ^[2]; Mair, Sunil ^[2]; Chintapalli, Mahati ^[3]; Balsara, Nitash ^[3]; Srinivasan, Venkat ^[2]

Toyota Motor Corp., Aichi (Japan); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Mechanical failure modes of a graphite/polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) composite electrode for lithium-ion batteries were investigated by combining realistic stress-stain tests and mathematical model predictions. Samples of PVDF mixed with conductive additive were prepared in a similar way to graphite electrodes and tested while submerged in electrolyte solution. Young's modulus and tensile strength values of wet samples were found to be approximately one-fifth and one-half of those measured for dry samples. Simulations of graphite particles surrounded by binder layers given the measured material property values suggest that the particles are unlikely to experience mechanical damage during cycling, but that the fate of the surrounding composite of PVDF and conductive additive depends completely upon the conditions under which its mechanical properties were obtained. Simulations using realistic property values produced results that were consistent with earlier experimental observations.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

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OSTI ID:: 1378948

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 163, Issue 3; ISSN 0013-4651

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