Gradient Architecture Design in Scalable Porous Battery Electrodes

Zhang, Xiao; Hui, Zeyu; King, Steven T.; Wu, Jingyi; Ju, Zhengyu; Takeuchi, Kenneth J.; Marschilok, Amy C.; West, Alan C.; Takeuchi, Esther S.; Wang, Lei; Yu, Guihua

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00385

Gradient Architecture Design in Scalable Porous Battery Electrodes

Journal Article · Mon Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00385· OSTI ID:1865645

^[1]; Hui, Zeyu ^[2]; King, Steven T. ^[3]; Wu, Jingyi ^[4]; Ju, Zhengyu ^[4]; ^[5]; ^[5]; ^[2]; ^[5]; ^[6]; ^[4]

Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States); Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Because it has been demonstrated to be effective toward faster ion diffusion inside the pore space, low-tortuosity porous architecture has become the focus in thick electrode designs, and other possibilities are rarely investigated. Here, to advance current understanding in the structure-affected electrochemistry and to broaden horizons for thick electrode designs, we present a gradient electrode design, where porous channels are vertically aligned with smaller openings on one end and larger openings on the other. With its 3D morphology carefully visualized by Raman mapping, the electrochemical properties between opposite orientations of the gradient electrodes are compared, and faster energy storage kinetics is found in larger openings and more concentrated active material near the separator. As further verified by simulation, this study on gradient electrode design deepens the knowledge of structure-related electrochemistry and brings perspectives in high-energy battery electrode designs.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012673; SC0012704; SC0021314

OSTI ID:: 1865645

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1895072

Report Number(s):: BNL--223641-2022-JAAM

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 22; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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