Densified vertically lamellar electrode architectures for compact energy storage

Ju, Zhengyu; Checko, Shane; Xu, Xiao; Calderon, John; Raigama, Kasun U.; Takeuchi, Kenneth J.; Marschilok, Amy C.; Takeuchi, Esther S.; Yu, Guihua

doi:10.1073/pnas.2308009120

Densified vertically lamellar electrode architectures for compact energy storage

Journal Article · Mon Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2308009120· OSTI ID:1989951

^[1]; Checko, Shane ^[1]; Xu, Xiao ^[1]; ^[1]; Raigama, Kasun U. ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[2]; Takeuchi, Esther S. ^[2]; ^[1]

Materials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
Institute of Energy: Environment, Sustainability and Equity, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794

As one of the most compact electrochemical energy storage systems, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are playing an indispensable role in the process of vehicle electrification to accelerate the shift to sustainable mobility. Making battery electrodes thicker is a promising strategy for improving the energy density of LIBs which is essential for applications with weight or volume constraints, such as electric-powered transportation; however, their power densities are often significantly restricted due to elongated and tortuous charge traveling distances. Here, we propose an effective methodology that couples bidirectional freeze-casting and compression-induced densification to create densified vertically lamellar electrode architectures for compact energy storage. The vertically lamellar architectures not only overcome the critical thickness limit for conventional electrodes but also facilitate and redistribute the lithium-ion flux enabling both high rate capability and stable cyclability. Furthermore, this proposed methodology is universal as demonstrated in various electrochemical active material systems. This study offers a facile approach that realizes simultaneous high energy and high power in high-loading battery electrodes and provides useful rationales in designing electrode architectures for scalable energy storage systems.

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Research Organization:: State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Albany, NY (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012673

OSTI ID:: 1989951

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2472131

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 30 Vol. 120; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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