The phantom menace of dynamic soft-shorts in solid-state battery research

Counihan, Michael J.; Chavan, Kanchan S.; Barai, Pallab; Powers, Devon J.; Zhang, Yuepeng; Srinivasan, Venkat; Tepavcevic, Sanja

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2023.11.007

The phantom menace of dynamic soft-shorts in solid-state battery research

Journal Article · Wed Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2023 · Joule

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023.11.007· OSTI ID:2477597

^[1]; Chavan, Kanchan S. ^[1]; Barai, Pallab ^[1]; Powers, Devon J. ^[1]; Zhang, Yuepeng ^[1]; Srinivasan, Venkat ^[1]; Tepavcevic, Sanja ^[1]

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Solid-state batteries with lithium metal anodes present the highest energy density batteries for applications in electric vehicles, leading to massive R&D investments over the past decade. Although most research focuses on preventing lithium metal dendrites that eventually short the battery, the nature of these shorts remains elusive. Soft-shorts, in particular, receive little attention or are not recognized, even in published data. Here, in this study, we present a comprehensive outline of the detection and analysis of soft -shorts in solid-state lithium metal cells with composite polymer electrolytes as well as a fundamental understanding of the dynamics of soft -shorts. Transient un-shorting of soft -shorts that occurs on the micro-to-millisecond timescale-driven by joule heating, chemical reactivity, and other processes-limits one's ability to determine whether the cell was or is still shorted. We provide numerous experimental methods to detect and analyze soft-shorts in any battery type as a resource to all battery researchers.

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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), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

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OSTI ID:: 2477597

Journal Information:: Joule, Journal Name: Joule Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 8; ISSN 2542-4351

Publisher:: Elsevier - Cell PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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