Secondary-Phase Stochastics in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes

Mistry, Aashutosh N.; Smith, Kandler; Mukherjee, Partha P.

doi:10.1021/acsami.7b17771

Title: Secondary-Phase Stochastics in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes

Journal Article · Fri Jan 12 00:00:00 EST 2018 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b17771· OSTI ID:1419417

Mistry, Aashutosh N. ^[1]; Smith, Kandler ^[2];

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Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Lithium-ion battery electrodes exhibit complex interplay among multiple electrochemically coupled transport processes, which rely on the underlying functionality and relative arrangement of different constituent phases. The electrochemically inactive solid phases (e.g., conductive additive and binder, referred to as the secondary phase), while beneficial for improved electronic conductivity and mechanical integrity, may partially block the electrochemically active sites and introduce additional transport resistances in the pore (electrolyte) phase. In this work, the role of mesoscale interactions and inherent stochasticity in porous electrodes is elucidated in the context of short-range (interface) and long-range (transport) characteristics. The electrode microstructure significantly affects kinetically and transport-limiting scenarios and thereby the cell performance. The secondary-phase morphology is also found to strongly influence the microstructure-transport-kinetics interactions. Apropos, strategies have been proposed for performance improvement via electrode microstructural modifications.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1419417

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5400-70743

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 10, Issue 7; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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