Electrochemomechanical Fatigue: Decoupling Mechanisms of Fracture-Induced Performance Degradation in Li X Mn 2 O 4

McGrogan, Frank P.; Raja, Shilpa N.; Chiang, Yet-Ming; Van Vliet, Krystyn J.

doi:10.1149/2.0191811jes

Title: Electrochemomechanical Fatigue: Decoupling Mechanisms of Fracture-Induced Performance Degradation in Li _X Mn ₂ O ₄

Journal Article · Sat Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0191811jes· OSTI ID:1464291

; Raja, Shilpa N.; Chiang, Yet-Ming;

Decades of Li-ion battery (LIB) research have identified mechanical and chemical culprits that limit operational lifetime of LIB electrodes. For example, severe capacity fade of unmodified Li_XMn₂O₄ electrodes has been linked historically with Mn dissolution and, more recently, fracture of the electrochemically active particles. Mitigation approaches targeting both effects have prolonged cycle and calendar life, but the fundamental mechanistic sequences linking fracture to capacity fade in Li_XMn₂O₄ and many other cathode materials remain ambiguous. Here, we investigate specifically the temporal correlations of fracture, capacity fade, and impedance growth to gain understanding of the interplay between these phenomena and the time scales over which they occur. By conducting controlled excursions into the cubic-tetragonal phase transformation regime of Li_XMn₂O₄, we find that fracture contributes to impedance growth and capacity fade by two distinct mechanisms occurring over different time scales: (1) poorly conducting crack surfaces immediately hinder electronic conduction through the bulk of the electrode, and (2) capacity fades at a faster rate over multiple cycles, due plausibly to dissolution reactions occurring at newly formed electrode-electrolyte interfaces. The deconvolution of these effects in a well-studied cathode material such as Li_XMn₂O₄ facilitates understanding of the complex relationship between mechanics and electrochemistry in LIB electrodes.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0002633; DMR-1419807

OSTI ID:: 1464291

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Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Vol. 165 Journal Issue: 11; ISSN 0013-4651

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