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Title: In Operando Strain Measurement of Bicontinuous Silicon-Coated Nickel Inverse Opal Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries

Abstract

Elastic strains are measured in operando in a nanostructured silicon-coated nickel inverse opal scaffold anode, using X-ray diffraction to study the Si (de)lithiation-induced Ni strains. The volume expansion upon lithiation of the Si in the anode is constrained by the surrounding Ni scaffold, causing mismatch stresses and strains in the Si and Ni phases during cycling. The Ni strains are measured in operando during (dis)charge cycles, using diffraction peak position and peak broadness to describe the distribution of strain in the Ni. During lithiation, compressive strains in the Ni first increase linearly with charge, after which a gradually decreasing strain rate is observed as the maximum lithiation state is approached; upon delithiation a similar process occurs. In-plane average compressive strains on the order of 990 ± 40 με are measured in the Ni scaffold during lithiation, corresponding to compressive stresses of 215 ± 9 MPa. Here, the decreasing strain rates and decreasing maximum and recovered strains suggest that plasticity in Ni and/or Si, as well as delamination between Ni and Si, may occur during cycling. Rate sensitivity in capacity is correlated with strain and a maximum Ni compressive stress of 230 ± 40 MPa is measured at the maximum statemore » of lithiation.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [1]
  1. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
  2. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); Korea Basic Science Inst., Gangneung (South Korea)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  4. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
OSTI Identifier:
1875503
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-07ER46471; AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Energy Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 14; Journal ID: ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; silicon anodes; in operando; lithiation strain; x-ray diffraction; microbatteries

Citation Formats

Glazer, Matthew P. B., Cho, Jiung, Almer, Jonathan, Okasinski, John, Braun, Paul V., and Dunand, David C. In Operando Strain Measurement of Bicontinuous Silicon-Coated Nickel Inverse Opal Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1002/aenm.201500466.
Glazer, Matthew P. B., Cho, Jiung, Almer, Jonathan, Okasinski, John, Braun, Paul V., & Dunand, David C. In Operando Strain Measurement of Bicontinuous Silicon-Coated Nickel Inverse Opal Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201500466
Glazer, Matthew P. B., Cho, Jiung, Almer, Jonathan, Okasinski, John, Braun, Paul V., and Dunand, David C. Tue . "In Operando Strain Measurement of Bicontinuous Silicon-Coated Nickel Inverse Opal Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201500466. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1875503.
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title = {In Operando Strain Measurement of Bicontinuous Silicon-Coated Nickel Inverse Opal Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries},
author = {Glazer, Matthew P. B. and Cho, Jiung and Almer, Jonathan and Okasinski, John and Braun, Paul V. and Dunand, David C.},
abstractNote = {Elastic strains are measured in operando in a nanostructured silicon-coated nickel inverse opal scaffold anode, using X-ray diffraction to study the Si (de)lithiation-induced Ni strains. The volume expansion upon lithiation of the Si in the anode is constrained by the surrounding Ni scaffold, causing mismatch stresses and strains in the Si and Ni phases during cycling. The Ni strains are measured in operando during (dis)charge cycles, using diffraction peak position and peak broadness to describe the distribution of strain in the Ni. During lithiation, compressive strains in the Ni first increase linearly with charge, after which a gradually decreasing strain rate is observed as the maximum lithiation state is approached; upon delithiation a similar process occurs. In-plane average compressive strains on the order of 990 ± 40 με are measured in the Ni scaffold during lithiation, corresponding to compressive stresses of 215 ± 9 MPa. Here, the decreasing strain rates and decreasing maximum and recovered strains suggest that plasticity in Ni and/or Si, as well as delamination between Ni and Si, may occur during cycling. Rate sensitivity in capacity is correlated with strain and a maximum Ni compressive stress of 230 ± 40 MPa is measured at the maximum state of lithiation.},
doi = {10.1002/aenm.201500466},
journal = {Advanced Energy Materials},
number = 14,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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