Disintegration of Meatball Electrodes for LiNi x Mn y Co z O2 Cathode Materials

Xu, R.; de Vasconcelos, L. S.; Shi, J.; Li, J.; Zhao, K.

doi:10.1007/s11340-017-0292-0

Disintegration of Meatball Electrodes for LiNi _x Mn _y Co _z O₂ Cathode Materials

Journal Article · Fri May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Experimental Mechanics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-017-0292-0· OSTI ID:1424455

Xu, R. ^[1]; de Vasconcelos, L. S. ^[1]; Shi, J. ^[1]; Li, J. ^[2]; Zhao, K. ^[1]

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). School of Mechanical Engineering
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Energy and Transportation Science Division

Mechanical degradation of Li-ion batteries caused by the repetitive swelling and shrinking of electrodes upon electrochemical cycles is now well recognized. Structural disintegration of the state-of-art cathode materials of a hierarchical structure is relatively less studied. In this paper, we track the microstructural evolution of different marked regimes in LiNi _x Mn _y Co _z O₂ (NMC) electrodes after lithiation cycles. Decohesion of primary particles constitutes the major mechanical degradation in the NMC materials, which results in the loss of connectivity of the conductive network and impedance increase. We find that the structural disintegration is largely dependent on the charging rate – slow charging causes more damage, and is relatively insensitive to the cyclic voltage window. We use finite element modeling to study the evolution of Li concentration and stresses in a NMC secondary particle and employ the cohesive zone model to simulate the interfacial fracture between primary particles. Finally, we reveal that microcracks accumulate and propagate during the cyclic lithiation and delithiation at a slow charging rate.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF) (United States); Office of Naval Research (ONR) (United States); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1424455

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1474506

Journal Information:: Experimental Mechanics, Journal Name: Experimental Mechanics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 58; ISSN 0014-4851

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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