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Title: First-Principles Analysis of Defect Thermodynamics and Ion Transport in Inorganic SEI Compounds: LiF and NaF

Abstract

The formation mechanism and composition of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) in lithium ion batteries has been widely explored. However, relatively little is known about the function of the SEI as a transport medium. Such critical information is directly relevant to battery rate performance, power loss, and capacity fading. To partially bridge this gap in the case of inorganic SEI compounds, we report herein the results of first-principles calculations on the defect thermodynamics, the dominant diffusion carriers, and the diffusion pathways associated with crystalline LiF and NaF, which are stable components of the SEI in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries, respectively. The thermodynamics of common point defects are computed, and the dominant diffusion carriers are determined over a voltage range of 0–4 V, corresponding to conditions relevant to both anode and cathode SEI’s. Our analyses reveal that for both compounds, vacancy defects are energetically more favorable, therefore form more readily than interstitials, due to the close-packed nature of the crystal structures. However, the vacancy concentrations are very small for the diffusion processes facilitated by defects. Ionic conductivities are calculated as a function of voltage, considering the diffusion carrier concentration and the diffusion barriers as determined by nudged elastic band calculations. Thesemore » conductivities are more than ten orders of magnitude smaller in NaF than in LiF. As compared to the diffusivity of Li in other common inorganic SEI compounds, such as Li2CO3 and Li2O, the cation diffusivity in LiF and NaF is quite low, with at least three orders of magnitude lower ionic conductivities. Furthermore, the results quantify the extent to which fluorides pose rate limitations in Li and Na batteries.« less

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  1. Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
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Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Electrical Energy Storage (CEES)
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1370674
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 34; Related Information: CEES partners with Argonne National Laboratory (lead); University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Northwest University; Journal ID: ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; energy storage (including batteries and capacitors); charge transport; materials and chemistry by design; synthesis (novel materials); solid electrolyte interface; LiF; NaF; DFT; defect thermodynamics; diffusion

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Yildirim, Handan, Kinaci, Alper, Chan, Maria K. Y., and Greeley, Jeffrey P. First-Principles Analysis of Defect Thermodynamics and Ion Transport in Inorganic SEI Compounds: LiF and NaF. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1021/acsami.5b02904.
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Yildirim, Handan, Kinaci, Alper, Chan, Maria K. Y., & Greeley, Jeffrey P. First-Principles Analysis of Defect Thermodynamics and Ion Transport in Inorganic SEI Compounds: LiF and NaF. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b02904
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Yildirim, Handan, Kinaci, Alper, Chan, Maria K. Y., and Greeley, Jeffrey P. Mon . "First-Principles Analysis of Defect Thermodynamics and Ion Transport in Inorganic SEI Compounds: LiF and NaF". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b02904. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1370674.
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@article{osti_1370674,
title = {First-Principles Analysis of Defect Thermodynamics and Ion Transport in Inorganic SEI Compounds: LiF and NaF},
author = {Yildirim, Handan and Kinaci, Alper and Chan, Maria K. Y. and Greeley, Jeffrey P.},
abstractNote = {The formation mechanism and composition of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) in lithium ion batteries has been widely explored. However, relatively little is known about the function of the SEI as a transport medium. Such critical information is directly relevant to battery rate performance, power loss, and capacity fading. To partially bridge this gap in the case of inorganic SEI compounds, we report herein the results of first-principles calculations on the defect thermodynamics, the dominant diffusion carriers, and the diffusion pathways associated with crystalline LiF and NaF, which are stable components of the SEI in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries, respectively. The thermodynamics of common point defects are computed, and the dominant diffusion carriers are determined over a voltage range of 0–4 V, corresponding to conditions relevant to both anode and cathode SEI’s. Our analyses reveal that for both compounds, vacancy defects are energetically more favorable, therefore form more readily than interstitials, due to the close-packed nature of the crystal structures. However, the vacancy concentrations are very small for the diffusion processes facilitated by defects. Ionic conductivities are calculated as a function of voltage, considering the diffusion carrier concentration and the diffusion barriers as determined by nudged elastic band calculations. These conductivities are more than ten orders of magnitude smaller in NaF than in LiF. As compared to the diffusivity of Li in other common inorganic SEI compounds, such as Li2CO3 and Li2O, the cation diffusivity in LiF and NaF is quite low, with at least three orders of magnitude lower ionic conductivities. Furthermore, the results quantify the extent to which fluorides pose rate limitations in Li and Na batteries.},
doi = {10.1021/acsami.5b02904},
journal = {ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces},
number = 34,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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