Unraveling the Effects of Hierarchical Bimodal Microscale Porosity on Thick Electrodes

Xu, Xiao; Zhang, Xiao; Ju, Zhengyu; Guo, Xuelin; Takeuchi, Kenneth J.; Marschilok, Amy C.; Takeuchi, Esther S.; Yu, Guihua

doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c05643

Unraveling the Effects of Hierarchical Bimodal Microscale Porosity on Thick Electrodes

Journal Article · Fri Sep 02 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c05643· OSTI ID:1895585

Xu, Xiao ^[1]; ^[1]; Ju, Zhengyu ^[1]; Guo, Xuelin ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[1]

Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

The thick electrode design is preferential in high-energy lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) systems. However, the sluggish ionic transport in homogeneous porous thick electrodes severely limits the areal capacity at high charging/discharging rates. The hierarchical porous design is a promising approach to mitigate kinetic limitations because it can distribute mass effectively in natural systems. In this study, the effects of bimodal microscale pores are fully investigated in thick electrodes from both architectural and electrochemical perspectives. Notably, by introduction of the bimodal microscale porous structure, the rate capability improves remarkably in thick electrodes with a low porosity (39%). Herein, by combining experimental results with simulations, this work presents a rational design guideline for preparing thick electrodes with a porosity at the commercial level, as well as simultaneous high energy and power densities, which brings new insights into the advanced electrode architecture design in scalable high-energy and high-power energy storage systems for practical applications.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Mesoscale Transport Properties

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012673; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1895585

Report Number(s):: BNL-223647-2022-JAAM

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C Journal Issue: 36 Vol. 126; ISSN 1932-7447

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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