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Title: In operando X-ray diffraction strain measurement in Ni3Sn2 – Coated inverse opal nanoscaffold anodes for Li-ion batteries

Abstract

Volume changes associated with the (de)lithiation of a nanostructured Ni3Sn2 coated nickel inverse opal scaffold anode create mismatch stresses and strains between the Ni3Sn2 anode material and its mechanically supporting Ni scaffold. By using in operando synchrotron x-ray diffraction measurements, elastic strains in the Ni scaffold are determined during cyclic (dis)charging of the Ni3Sn2 anode. These strains are characterized using both the center position of the Ni diffraction peaks, to quantify the average strain, and the peak breadth, which describes the distribution of strain in the measured volume. Upon lithiation (half-cell discharging) or delithiation (half-cell charging), compressive strains and peak breadth linearly increase or decrease, respectively, with charge. The evolution of the average strains and peak breadths suggests that some irreversible plastic deformation and/or delamination occurs during cycling, which can result in capacity fade in the anode. The strain behavior associated with cycling of the Ni3Sn2 anode is similar to that observed in recent studies on a Ni inverse-opal supported amorphous Si anode and demonstrates that the (de)lithiation-induced deformation and damage mechanisms are likely equivalent in both anodes, even though the magnitude of mismatch strain in the Ni3Sn2 is lower due to the lower (de)lithiation-induced contraction/expansion.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [4];  [2];  [5]
  1. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Exponent Inc., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Materials and Corrosion Engineering Practice
  2. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  3. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Korea Basic Science Inst., Gangneung (Korea, Republic of). Gangneung Center
  4. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). X-ray Science Division
  5. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1432952
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1549316; OSTI ID: 1875504
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; FG02-07ER46471
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Power Sources
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 367; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0378-7753
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Tin anodes; In operando; Lithiation strain; Intermetallic alloying anode; Microbattery

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Glazer, Matthew P. B., Wang, Junjie, Cho, Jiung, Almer, Jonathan D., Okasinski, John S., Braun, Paul V., and Dunand, David C. In operando X-ray diffraction strain measurement in Ni3Sn2 – Coated inverse opal nanoscaffold anodes for Li-ion batteries. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.09.040.
Glazer, Matthew P. B., Wang, Junjie, Cho, Jiung, Almer, Jonathan D., Okasinski, John S., Braun, Paul V., & Dunand, David C. In operando X-ray diffraction strain measurement in Ni3Sn2 – Coated inverse opal nanoscaffold anodes for Li-ion batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.09.040
Glazer, Matthew P. B., Wang, Junjie, Cho, Jiung, Almer, Jonathan D., Okasinski, John S., Braun, Paul V., and Dunand, David C. Wed . "In operando X-ray diffraction strain measurement in Ni3Sn2 – Coated inverse opal nanoscaffold anodes for Li-ion batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.09.040. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1432952.
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title = {In operando X-ray diffraction strain measurement in Ni3Sn2 – Coated inverse opal nanoscaffold anodes for Li-ion batteries},
author = {Glazer, Matthew P. B. and Wang, Junjie and Cho, Jiung and Almer, Jonathan D. and Okasinski, John S. and Braun, Paul V. and Dunand, David C.},
abstractNote = {Volume changes associated with the (de)lithiation of a nanostructured Ni3Sn2 coated nickel inverse opal scaffold anode create mismatch stresses and strains between the Ni3Sn2 anode material and its mechanically supporting Ni scaffold. By using in operando synchrotron x-ray diffraction measurements, elastic strains in the Ni scaffold are determined during cyclic (dis)charging of the Ni3Sn2 anode. These strains are characterized using both the center position of the Ni diffraction peaks, to quantify the average strain, and the peak breadth, which describes the distribution of strain in the measured volume. Upon lithiation (half-cell discharging) or delithiation (half-cell charging), compressive strains and peak breadth linearly increase or decrease, respectively, with charge. The evolution of the average strains and peak breadths suggests that some irreversible plastic deformation and/or delamination occurs during cycling, which can result in capacity fade in the anode. The strain behavior associated with cycling of the Ni3Sn2 anode is similar to that observed in recent studies on a Ni inverse-opal supported amorphous Si anode and demonstrates that the (de)lithiation-induced deformation and damage mechanisms are likely equivalent in both anodes, even though the magnitude of mismatch strain in the Ni3Sn2 is lower due to the lower (de)lithiation-induced contraction/expansion.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.09.040},
journal = {Journal of Power Sources},
number = C,
volume = 367,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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