Communication—Implications of Local Current Density Variations on Lithium Plating Affected by Cathode Particle Size
Abstract
A three-dimensional electrochemical model of a rechargeable lithium metal battery is constructed with a lithium metal anode and a LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2 (NMC-622) cathode. The model is created with a randomly packed distribution of active cathode material particles packed in sizes of 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5 µm, respectively in each simulation case. The current density field from the cathode to the anode through the separator is examined. Higher variability occurs on the cathode side as the electric current field is distorted by the difference in the electrical properties between the electrolyte and the active material particles. The variance in the current decreases moving to- wards the anode side, but does not reach uniformity. The smallest particle size of the cathode particles shows the lowest variance in the current density distribution on both the cathode and anode side of the separator. The results suggest that smaller particle size could lead to more uniform lithium deposition during cycling in cells with lithium metal anodes.
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- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1504789
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1559003
- Report Number(s):
- INL/JOU-18-45526-Rev000
Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651; /jes/166/4/A667.atom
- Grant/Contract Number:
- Battery500 Consortium; AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Volume: 166 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
- Publisher:
- The Electrochemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; electrochemical modeling; rechargeable lithium batteries; current density distribution
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Abboud, Alexander W., Dufek, Eric J., and Liaw, Boryann. Communication—Implications of Local Current Density Variations on Lithium Plating Affected by Cathode Particle Size. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1149/2.0711904jes.
Abboud, Alexander W., Dufek, Eric J., & Liaw, Boryann. Communication—Implications of Local Current Density Variations on Lithium Plating Affected by Cathode Particle Size. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0711904jes
Abboud, Alexander W., Dufek, Eric J., and Liaw, Boryann. Sat .
"Communication—Implications of Local Current Density Variations on Lithium Plating Affected by Cathode Particle Size". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0711904jes.
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title = {Communication—Implications of Local Current Density Variations on Lithium Plating Affected by Cathode Particle Size},
author = {Abboud, Alexander W. and Dufek, Eric J. and Liaw, Boryann},
abstractNote = {A three-dimensional electrochemical model of a rechargeable lithium metal battery is constructed with a lithium metal anode and a LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2 (NMC-622) cathode. The model is created with a randomly packed distribution of active cathode material particles packed in sizes of 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5 µm, respectively in each simulation case. The current density field from the cathode to the anode through the separator is examined. Higher variability occurs on the cathode side as the electric current field is distorted by the difference in the electrical properties between the electrolyte and the active material particles. The variance in the current decreases moving to- wards the anode side, but does not reach uniformity. The smallest particle size of the cathode particles shows the lowest variance in the current density distribution on both the cathode and anode side of the separator. The results suggest that smaller particle size could lead to more uniform lithium deposition during cycling in cells with lithium metal anodes.},
doi = {10.1149/2.0711904jes},
journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},
number = 4,
volume = 166,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Sat Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}
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