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Title: Thermal runaway mechanism of lithium-ion battery with LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathode materials

Abstract

Battery safety is critical to the application of lithium-ion batteries, especially for high energy density battery applied in electric vehicles. In this paper, the thermal runaway mechanism of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 based lithium-ion battery is illustrated. And the reaction between cathode and flammable electrolyte is proved as the trigger of the thermal runaway accident. In detail, with differential scanning calorimeter tests for battery components, the material combination contributing to thermal runaway was decoupled. Characterization with synchrotron X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy with in-situ heating proved that the vigorous exothermic reaction is initiated by the liberated oxygen species. The pulse of highly active oxygen species reacted quickly with the electrolyte, accompanied with tremendous heat release, which accelerated the phase transformation of charged cathode. Also, the mechanism is verified by a confirmatory experiment when the highly active oxygen species were trapped by anion receptor, the phase transformation of the charged cathode was inhibited. Clarifying the thermal runaway mechanism of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1 based lithium-ion battery may light the way to battery chemistries of both high energy density and high safety.

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  1. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
  4. Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao (China)
  5. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd., NingDe (China)
  6. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1820565
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1818594
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; 2019YFE0100200; 51706117; 52076121; 52004138
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nano Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 85; Journal ID: ISSN 2211-2855
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1; Thermal runway; Lithium-ion battery; Mechanism; Battery safety

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Li, Yan, Liu, Xiang, Wang, Li, Feng, Xuning, Ren, Dongsheng, Wu, Yu, Xu, Guiliang, Lu, Languang, Hou, Junxian, Zhang, Weifeng, Wang, Yongling, Xu, Wenqian, Ren, Yang, Wang, Zaifa, Huang, Jianyu, Meng, Xiangfeng, Han, Xuebing, Wang, Hewu, He, Xiangming, Chen, Zonghai, Amine, Khalil, and Ouyang, Minggao. Thermal runaway mechanism of lithium-ion battery with LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathode materials. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105878.
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Li, Yan, Liu, Xiang, Wang, Li, Feng, Xuning, Ren, Dongsheng, Wu, Yu, Xu, Guiliang, Lu, Languang, Hou, Junxian, Zhang, Weifeng, Wang, Yongling, Xu, Wenqian, Ren, Yang, Wang, Zaifa, Huang, Jianyu, Meng, Xiangfeng, Han, Xuebing, Wang, Hewu, He, Xiangming, Chen, Zonghai, Amine, Khalil, & Ouyang, Minggao. Thermal runaway mechanism of lithium-ion battery with LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathode materials. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105878
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Li, Yan, Liu, Xiang, Wang, Li, Feng, Xuning, Ren, Dongsheng, Wu, Yu, Xu, Guiliang, Lu, Languang, Hou, Junxian, Zhang, Weifeng, Wang, Yongling, Xu, Wenqian, Ren, Yang, Wang, Zaifa, Huang, Jianyu, Meng, Xiangfeng, Han, Xuebing, Wang, Hewu, He, Xiangming, Chen, Zonghai, Amine, Khalil, and Ouyang, Minggao. Tue . "Thermal runaway mechanism of lithium-ion battery with LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathode materials". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105878. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1820565.
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@article{osti_1820565,
title = {Thermal runaway mechanism of lithium-ion battery with LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathode materials},
author = {Li, Yan and Liu, Xiang and Wang, Li and Feng, Xuning and Ren, Dongsheng and Wu, Yu and Xu, Guiliang and Lu, Languang and Hou, Junxian and Zhang, Weifeng and Wang, Yongling and Xu, Wenqian and Ren, Yang and Wang, Zaifa and Huang, Jianyu and Meng, Xiangfeng and Han, Xuebing and Wang, Hewu and He, Xiangming and Chen, Zonghai and Amine, Khalil and Ouyang, Minggao},
abstractNote = {Battery safety is critical to the application of lithium-ion batteries, especially for high energy density battery applied in electric vehicles. In this paper, the thermal runaway mechanism of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 based lithium-ion battery is illustrated. And the reaction between cathode and flammable electrolyte is proved as the trigger of the thermal runaway accident. In detail, with differential scanning calorimeter tests for battery components, the material combination contributing to thermal runaway was decoupled. Characterization with synchrotron X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy with in-situ heating proved that the vigorous exothermic reaction is initiated by the liberated oxygen species. The pulse of highly active oxygen species reacted quickly with the electrolyte, accompanied with tremendous heat release, which accelerated the phase transformation of charged cathode. Also, the mechanism is verified by a confirmatory experiment when the highly active oxygen species were trapped by anion receptor, the phase transformation of the charged cathode was inhibited. Clarifying the thermal runaway mechanism of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1 based lithium-ion battery may light the way to battery chemistries of both high energy density and high safety.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105878},
journal = {Nano Energy},
number = ,
volume = 85,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Tue Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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