Unlocking the Electrochemical–Mechanical Coupling Behaviors of Dendrite Growth and Crack Propagation in All-Solid-State Batteries

Yuan, Chunhao; Lu, Wenquan; Xu, Jun

doi:10.1002/aenm.202101807

Unlocking the Electrochemical–Mechanical Coupling Behaviors of Dendrite Growth and Crack Propagation in All-Solid-State Batteries

Journal Article · Thu Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202101807· OSTI ID:1831746

Yuan, Chunhao ^[1]; Lu, Wenquan ^[2]; ^[1]

Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Dendrite growth and crack propagation are two major hurdles on the road towards the large-scale commercialization of lithium metal all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). Due to the high multiphysics coupled nature of the underlying dendrite growth mechanism, understanding it has been difficult. Herein, for the first time, an electrochemical-mechanical model is established that directly couples dendrite growth and crack propagation from a physics-based perspective at the cell level. Results reveal that overpotential-driven stress propels a crack to penetrate through the solid electrolyte, creating vacancies for dendrite growth, leading to the short circuit of the battery. Thus, high lithiation/charging rate and low conductivity of electrolytes can accelerate the electrochemical failure of the battery. It is further discovered that Young's modulus E_LLZO of the electrolyte has competing contributions to the fracture and dendrite growth; specifically, when E_LLZO = 40-100 GPa, the short circuit is triggered early. A larger toughness value hinders the crack propagation and mitigates the Li dendrite growth. The developed multiphysics model provides an in-depth understanding of the coupling of crack propagation and dendrite growth within ASSBs and an insightful mechanistic design guidance map for robust and safe ASSB cells.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1831746

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1812100

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Issue: 36 Vol. 11; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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