Imaging of 3D morphological evolution of nanoporous silicon anode in lithium ion battery by X-ray nano-tomography

doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.08.009

Title: Imaging of 3D morphological evolution of nanoporous silicon anode in lithium ion battery by X-ray nano-tomography

Abstract

Nanostructured silicon with its high theoretical capacity and ability to accommodate volume expansion has attracted great attention as a promising anode material for Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries. Liquid metal dealloying method, is a novel method to create nanoporous silicon (np-Si). The assembled Li-ion batteries based on such np- Si anode can be cycled beyond 1500 cycles, in 1000 mA h/g constant capacity cycling mode with consistent performance; however, it suffers from degradation after ~ 460 cycles, while being cycled under 2000 mA h/g. To reveal the failure mechanism and differences in the morphological evolution in different capacity cycling modes in the np-Si anode, we conducted synchrotron X-ray nano-tomography studies. The three dimensional (3D) morphological evolution was visualized and quantified as a function of the number of cycles and cycling capacities. By comparing the 3D morphology under each cycling condition and correlating these 3D morphological changes with cycling-life performance, we elucidate the failure mechanism of the np-Si electrodes resulting from a mesoscopic to macroscopic deformation, involving volume expansion and gradual delamination. In particular, the shorter cycling life in higher-capacity cycling mode stems from particle agglomeration. Overall, while the nanoporous structure can accommodate the volume expansion locally, these mesoscopic and macroscopic deformationsmore »« less

Authors:

Zhao, Chonghang ^[1]; Wada, Takeshi ^[2]; De Andrade, Vincent ^[3]; Gürsoy, Doğa ^[4]; Kato, Hidemi ^[2]; Chen-Wiegart, Yu-chen Karen ^[5]

Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)
Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Publication Date:: 2018-08-08

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: Stony Brook University; Tohoku University; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

OSTI Identifier:: 1482095

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1483242

Report Number(s):: [BNL-209473-2018-JAAM]
[Journal ID: ISSN 2211-2855; 147212]

Grant/Contract Number:: [AC02-06CH11357; SC0012704]

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nano Energy

Additional Journal Information:: [ Journal Volume: 52; Journal Issue: C]; Journal ID: ISSN 2211-2855

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Failure mechanism; LIB; Nano-CT; Nanofoam; TXM; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

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                    Zhao, Chonghang, Wada, Takeshi, De Andrade, Vincent, Gürsoy, Doğa, Kato, Hidemi, and Chen-Wiegart, Yu-chen Karen. Imaging of 3D morphological evolution of nanoporous silicon anode in lithium ion battery by X-ray nano-tomography.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Zhao, Chonghang, Wada, Takeshi, De Andrade, Vincent, Gürsoy, Doğa, Kato, Hidemi, & Chen-Wiegart, Yu-chen Karen. Imaging of 3D morphological evolution of nanoporous silicon anode in lithium ion battery by X-ray nano-tomography.  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.08.009.

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                    Zhao, Chonghang, Wada, Takeshi, De Andrade, Vincent, Gürsoy, Doğa, Kato, Hidemi, and Chen-Wiegart, Yu-chen Karen. Wed .  
        "Imaging of 3D morphological evolution of nanoporous silicon anode in lithium ion battery by X-ray nano-tomography".  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.08.009.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1482095.

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@article{osti_1482095,

  title        = {Imaging of 3D morphological evolution of nanoporous silicon anode in lithium ion battery by X-ray nano-tomography},

  author       = {Zhao, Chonghang and Wada, Takeshi and De Andrade, Vincent and Gürsoy, Doğa and Kato, Hidemi and Chen-Wiegart, Yu-chen Karen},

  abstractNote = {Nanostructured silicon with its high theoretical capacity and ability to accommodate volume expansion has attracted great attention as a promising anode material for Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries. Liquid metal dealloying method, is a novel method to create nanoporous silicon (np-Si). The assembled Li-ion batteries based on such np- Si anode can be cycled beyond 1500 cycles, in 1000 mA h/g constant capacity cycling mode with consistent performance; however, it suffers from degradation after ~ 460 cycles, while being cycled under 2000 mA h/g. To reveal the failure mechanism and differences in the morphological evolution in different capacity cycling modes in the np-Si anode, we conducted synchrotron X-ray nano-tomography studies. The three dimensional (3D) morphological evolution was visualized and quantified as a function of the number of cycles and cycling capacities. By comparing the 3D morphology under each cycling condition and correlating these 3D morphological changes with cycling-life performance, we elucidate the failure mechanism of the np-Si electrodes resulting from a mesoscopic to macroscopic deformation, involving volume expansion and gradual delamination. In particular, the shorter cycling life in higher-capacity cycling mode stems from particle agglomeration. Overall, while the nanoporous structure can accommodate the volume expansion locally, these mesoscopic and macroscopic deformations ultimately result in heterogeneous stress distribution with faster delamination. As a result, the work thus sheds the light on the importance to consider the structural evolution at the mesoscopic and macroscopic scales, while designing nano-structured energy storage materials for enhanced performances, particularly for long cycling-life durability.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.08.009},

  journal      = {Nano Energy},

  number       = [C],

  volume       = [52],

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2018},

  month        = {8}

}

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