Factors That Control the Formation of Dendrites and Other Morphologies on Lithium Metal Anodes
Abstract
Lithium metal is a promising anode material for next-generation rechargeable batteries, but non-uniform electrodeposition of lithium is a significant barrier. These non-uniform deposits are often referred to as lithium “dendrites,” although their morphologies can vary. We have surveyed the literature on lithium electrodeposition through three classes of electrolytes: liquids, polymers and inorganic solids. We find that the non-uniform deposits can be grouped into six classes: whiskers, moss, dendrites, globules, trees, and cracks. These deposits were obtained in a variety of cell geometries using both unidirectional deposition and cell cycling. The main result of the study is a figure where the morphology of electrodeposited lithium is plotted as a function of two variables: shear modulus of the electrolyte and current density normalized by the limiting current density. We show that specific morphologies are confined to contiguous regions on this two-dimensional plot.
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- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1580961
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; 2016218210; DGE 2752814
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Frontiers in Energy Research
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2296-598X
- Publisher:
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; dendrite; lithium metal; electrolytes; limiting current; rechargeable batteries
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Frenck, Louise, Sethi, Gurmukh K., Maslyn, Jacqueline A., and Balsara, Nitash P. Factors That Control the Formation of Dendrites and Other Morphologies on Lithium Metal Anodes. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.3389/fenrg.2019.00115.
Frenck, Louise, Sethi, Gurmukh K., Maslyn, Jacqueline A., & Balsara, Nitash P. Factors That Control the Formation of Dendrites and Other Morphologies on Lithium Metal Anodes. United States. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2019.00115
Frenck, Louise, Sethi, Gurmukh K., Maslyn, Jacqueline A., and Balsara, Nitash P. Fri .
"Factors That Control the Formation of Dendrites and Other Morphologies on Lithium Metal Anodes". United States. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2019.00115. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1580961.
@article{osti_1580961,
title = {Factors That Control the Formation of Dendrites and Other Morphologies on Lithium Metal Anodes},
author = {Frenck, Louise and Sethi, Gurmukh K. and Maslyn, Jacqueline A. and Balsara, Nitash P.},
abstractNote = {Lithium metal is a promising anode material for next-generation rechargeable batteries, but non-uniform electrodeposition of lithium is a significant barrier. These non-uniform deposits are often referred to as lithium “dendrites,” although their morphologies can vary. We have surveyed the literature on lithium electrodeposition through three classes of electrolytes: liquids, polymers and inorganic solids. We find that the non-uniform deposits can be grouped into six classes: whiskers, moss, dendrites, globules, trees, and cracks. These deposits were obtained in a variety of cell geometries using both unidirectional deposition and cell cycling. The main result of the study is a figure where the morphology of electrodeposited lithium is plotted as a function of two variables: shear modulus of the electrolyte and current density normalized by the limiting current density. We show that specific morphologies are confined to contiguous regions on this two-dimensional plot.},
doi = {10.3389/fenrg.2019.00115},
journal = {Frontiers in Energy Research},
number = ,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
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