Probing lithiation and delithiation of thick sintered lithium-ion battery electrodes with neutron imaging

Nie, Ziyang; McCormack, Patrick; Bilheux, Hassina Z.; Bilheux, Jean Christophe; Robinson, J. Pierce; Nanda, Jagjit; Koenig, Jr., Gary M.

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.02.075

Probing lithiation and delithiation of thick sintered lithium-ion battery electrodes with neutron imaging

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Journal of Power Sources

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.02.075· OSTI ID:1526376

Nie, Ziyang ^[1]; McCormack, Patrick ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[2]; Robinson, J. Pierce ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[1]

Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

As lithium-on (Li-ion) batteries increase in their prevalence and the range of applications expands, there is a need to understand and exploit the limits of electrochemical performance. Probing the internal processes in Li-ion batteries provides insights into the electrochemical characteristics of the cells as well as information necessary for rational cell design. In this manuscript an in situ method, neutron imaging, is applied to Li-ion full cells to track the lithiation/delithiation processes in the electrodes during discharge. The electrodes comprise thick sintered films of only active material, which improves the number of discrete points that are mapped for net changes in neutron intensity through the electrode. The lithiation/delithiation processes are qualitatively consistent with calculations of the Li⁺ concentration and discharge profiles of the cells. These results illustrate that neutron imaging can experimentally probe and confirm limitations in the electrochemical performance of Li-ion full cells, particularly those with thick electrodes.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1526376

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1636520

Journal Information:: Journal of Power Sources, Journal Name: Journal of Power Sources Journal Issue: C Vol. 419; ISSN 0378-7753

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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