Toward All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries: Three-Dimensional Visualization of Lithium Migration in β-Li 3 PS 4 Ceramic Electrolyte
Abstract
All-solid lithium batteries are an attractive next-generation technology that use ion-conducting solids such as ..beta..-Li3PS4 (LPS) to enable use of a lithium metal anode, which increases theoretical capacity and widens the stable voltage window over traditional lithium-ion systems. These ion-conductive solids also provide increased safety by replacing flammable liquid electrolytes. Although solid-state electrolytes are significantly more stable and dendrite-resistant than traditional liquid electrolytes, lithium anodes in all-solid systems may nevertheless grow dendrites under high stress or repeated cycling, leading to short circuits and premature battery breakdown. For this reason, we study the formation and propagation of Li metal features within solid electrolytes using synchrotron-based X-ray tomography with in-situ current-voltage cycling supported by our custom sample platform. Our results demonstrate the ability of this technique to delineate different layers of the Li/LPS/Li structure with spatial resolution approaching 1 um. At this resolution, we are able to detect expansion of voids, especially in early stages of cycling. This expansion of voids is observed throughout the volume of the symmetric cells and visually resembles propagation of cracks resulting from interactions between the Li metal and pre-existing voids in the LPS electrolyte.
- Authors:
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- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Solid Power, Inc. Louisville, CO (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1492515
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5K00-71923
Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 165; Journal Issue: 16; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
- Publisher:
- The Electrochemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; batteries; surface science; lithium dendrites; solid electrolytes; x-ray tomography
Citation Formats
Seitzman, Natalie, Guthrey, Harvey, Sulas, Dana B., Platt, Heather A. S., Al-Jassim, Mowafak, and Pylypenko, Svitlana. Toward All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries: Three-Dimensional Visualization of Lithium Migration in β-Li 3 PS 4 Ceramic Electrolyte. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1149/2.0301816jes.
Seitzman, Natalie, Guthrey, Harvey, Sulas, Dana B., Platt, Heather A. S., Al-Jassim, Mowafak, & Pylypenko, Svitlana. Toward All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries: Three-Dimensional Visualization of Lithium Migration in β-Li 3 PS 4 Ceramic Electrolyte. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0301816jes
Seitzman, Natalie, Guthrey, Harvey, Sulas, Dana B., Platt, Heather A. S., Al-Jassim, Mowafak, and Pylypenko, Svitlana. Wed .
"Toward All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries: Three-Dimensional Visualization of Lithium Migration in β-Li 3 PS 4 Ceramic Electrolyte". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0301816jes. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1492515.
@article{osti_1492515,
title = {Toward All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries: Three-Dimensional Visualization of Lithium Migration in β-Li 3 PS 4 Ceramic Electrolyte},
author = {Seitzman, Natalie and Guthrey, Harvey and Sulas, Dana B. and Platt, Heather A. S. and Al-Jassim, Mowafak and Pylypenko, Svitlana},
abstractNote = {All-solid lithium batteries are an attractive next-generation technology that use ion-conducting solids such as ..beta..-Li3PS4 (LPS) to enable use of a lithium metal anode, which increases theoretical capacity and widens the stable voltage window over traditional lithium-ion systems. These ion-conductive solids also provide increased safety by replacing flammable liquid electrolytes. Although solid-state electrolytes are significantly more stable and dendrite-resistant than traditional liquid electrolytes, lithium anodes in all-solid systems may nevertheless grow dendrites under high stress or repeated cycling, leading to short circuits and premature battery breakdown. For this reason, we study the formation and propagation of Li metal features within solid electrolytes using synchrotron-based X-ray tomography with in-situ current-voltage cycling supported by our custom sample platform. Our results demonstrate the ability of this technique to delineate different layers of the Li/LPS/Li structure with spatial resolution approaching 1 um. At this resolution, we are able to detect expansion of voids, especially in early stages of cycling. This expansion of voids is observed throughout the volume of the symmetric cells and visually resembles propagation of cracks resulting from interactions between the Li metal and pre-existing voids in the LPS electrolyte.},
doi = {10.1149/2.0301816jes},
journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},
number = 16,
volume = 165,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {12}
}
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