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Title: Quantification of Heterogeneous Degradation in Li-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · · Advanced Energy Materials
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  1. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble (France)
  2. Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  4. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  5. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)
  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
  7. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  8. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  9. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Pohang Accelerator Lab. (PAL) (Korea, Republic of)
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Abstract The multiscale chemomechanical interplay in lithium‐ion batteries builds up mechanical stress, provokes morphological breakdown, and leads to state of charge heterogeneity. Quantifying the interplay in complex composite electrodes with multiscale resolution constitutes a frontier challenge in precisely diagnosing the fading mechanism of batteries. In this study, hard X‐ray phase contrast tomography, capable of nanoprobing thousands of active particles at once, enables an unprecedented statistical analysis of the chemomechanical transformation of composite electrodes under fast charging conditions. The damage heterogeneity is demonstrated to prevail at all length scales, which stems from the unbalanced electron conduction and ionic diffusion, and collectively leads to the nonuniform utilization of active particles spatially and temporally. This study highlights that the statistical mapping of the chemomechanical transformation offers a diagnostic method for the particles utilization and fading, hence could improve electrode formulation for fast‐charging batteries.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab. (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02‐76SF00515; 1542152; ID16A‐NI
OSTI ID:
1524198
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1518492
Journal Information:
Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 9, Issue 25; ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 154 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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