In Situ TEM Investigation of ZnO Nanowires during Sodiation and Lithiation Cycling

Asayesh‐Ardakani, Hasti; Yao, Wentao; Yuan, Yifei; Nie, Anmin; Amine, Khalil; Lu, Jun; Shahbazian‐Yassar, Reza

doi:10.1002/smtd.201700202

In Situ TEM Investigation of ZnO Nanowires during Sodiation and Lithiation Cycling

Journal Article · Tue Aug 08 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Small Methods

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.201700202· OSTI ID:1374207

Asayesh‐Ardakani, Hasti ^[1]; Yao, Wentao ^[1]; Yuan, Yifei ^[2]; Nie, Anmin ^[3]; Amine, Khalil ^[2]; ^[2]; Shahbazian‐Yassar, Reza ^[3]

Department of Mechanical Engineering‐Engineering Mechanics Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Dr. Houghton MI 49933‐1295 USA
Chemical Science and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Avenue Argonne IL 60439 USA
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Illinois at Chicago 842 W. Taylor Street Chicago IL 60607‐7059 USA

The development of sodium‐ion batteries has drawn lots of attention recently due to the low‐cost and eco‐friendly sodium source. However, a fundamental understanding of the sodiation behavior for commonly used electrode materials is still limited. Here, combining in situ transmission electron microscopy, aberration‐corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy, and ex situ battery cycling tests, the lithiation and sodiation behavior of ZnO nanowires is investigated. The findings show a direct correlation between the mechanical behavior of the lithiated/sodiated ZnO nanowires and their electrochemical cyclability. The mechanical brittleness of LiZn and the formation of nanocracks lead to the poor cyclability of Li‐ion batteries with a ZnO anode. However, the sodiated ZnO nanowires show profuse dislocation plasticity. The observed high‐density dislocations offer the sodiated ZnO anode more ductility and subsequently better cyclability than its Li‐ion counterpart. The results reveal the importance of understanding the correlation between mechanical properties of battery electrodes and their cycling abilities.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: NONE; AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1374207

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1462720

Journal Information:: Small Methods, Journal Name: Small Methods Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 1; ISSN 2366-9608

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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