Intergranular Cracking as a Major Cause of Long-Term Capacity Fading of Layered Cathodes

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00379

Title: Intergranular Cracking as a Major Cause of Long-Term Capacity Fading of Layered Cathodes

Abstract

Capacity fading has limited commercial layered Li-ion battery electrodes to <70% of their theoretical capacity. Higher capacities can be achieved initially by charging to higher voltages, however, these gains are quickly eroded by a faster fade in capacity. In-creasing lifetimes and reversible capacity is contingent on identifying the origin of this capacity fade to inform electrode design and synthesis. We must understand how the battery reactions change following capacity loss after long-term cycling. Using operando X-ray diffraction, we followed the reaction of a LiNi _0.8Co _0.15Al _0.05O ₂ (NCA) electrode after months of charge-discharge cycles. Furthermore, the heterogeneous reaction kinetics observed during extended cycles quantitatively explain the capacity loss, which is ultimately attributed to inter-granular fracturing that degrades the connectivity of sub-surface grains within the polycrystalline NCA aggregate.

Authors:

^[1]; Wolf, Mark ^[2]; Karki, Khim ^[3]; Yu, Young -Sang ^[4];

^[3];

^[2]; Chapman, Karena W. ^[1]; Chupas, Peter J. ^[1]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: 2017-05-26

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

OSTI Identifier:: 1374594

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1389236

Report Number(s):: BNL-114212-2017-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1530-6984; 132046

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; SC0012704

Resource Type:: Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nano Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; batteries; Capacity fading; intergranular cracking; operando X-ray diffraction; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; inter-granular cracking; Center for Functional Nanomaterials

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                    Liu, Hao, Wolf, Mark, Karki, Khim, Yu, Young -Sang, Stach, Eric A., Cabana, Jordi, Chapman, Karena W., and Chupas, Peter J. Intergranular Cracking as a Major Cause of Long-Term Capacity Fading of Layered Cathodes.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Liu, Hao, Wolf, Mark, Karki, Khim, Yu, Young -Sang, Stach, Eric A., Cabana, Jordi, Chapman, Karena W., & Chupas, Peter J. Intergranular Cracking as a Major Cause of Long-Term Capacity Fading of Layered Cathodes.  United States.  doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00379.

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                    Liu, Hao, Wolf, Mark, Karki, Khim, Yu, Young -Sang, Stach, Eric A., Cabana, Jordi, Chapman, Karena W., and Chupas, Peter J. Fri .  
        "Intergranular Cracking as a Major Cause of Long-Term Capacity Fading of Layered Cathodes".  United States.  doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00379.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1374594.

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@article{osti_1374594,

  title        = {Intergranular Cracking as a Major Cause of Long-Term Capacity Fading of Layered Cathodes},

  author       = {Liu, Hao and Wolf, Mark and Karki, Khim and Yu, Young -Sang and Stach, Eric A. and Cabana, Jordi and Chapman, Karena W. and Chupas, Peter J.},

  abstractNote = {Capacity fading has limited commercial layered Li-ion battery electrodes to <70% of their theoretical capacity. Higher capacities can be achieved initially by charging to higher voltages, however, these gains are quickly eroded by a faster fade in capacity. In-creasing lifetimes and reversible capacity is contingent on identifying the origin of this capacity fade to inform electrode design and synthesis. We must understand how the battery reactions change following capacity loss after long-term cycling. Using operando X-ray diffraction, we followed the reaction of a LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 (NCA) electrode after months of charge-discharge cycles. Furthermore, the heterogeneous reaction kinetics observed during extended cycles quantitatively explain the capacity loss, which is ultimately attributed to inter-granular fracturing that degrades the connectivity of sub-surface grains within the polycrystalline NCA aggregate.},

  doi          = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00379},

  journal      = {Nano Letters},

  issn         = {1530-6984},

  number       = 6,

  volume       = 17,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2017},

  month        = {5}

}

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