A Database for Comparative Electrochemical Performance of Commercial 18650-Format Lithium-Ion Cells
Abstract
Lithium-ion batteries are a central technology to our daily lives with widespread use in mobile devices and electric vehicles. These batteries are also beginning to be widely used in electric grid infrastructure support applications which have stringent safety and reliability requirements. Typically, electrochemical performance data is not available for modelers to validate their simulations, mechanisms, and algorithms for lithium-ion battery performance and lifetime. In this paper, we report on the electrochemical performance of commercial 18650 cells at a variety of temperatures and discharge currents. We found that LiFePO4 is temperature tolerant for discharge currents at or below 10 A whereas LiCoO2, LiNixCoyAl1-x-yO2, and LiNi0.80Mn0.15Co0.05O2 exhibited optimal electrochemical performance when the temperature is maintained at 15°C. LiNixCoyAl1-x-yO2 showed signs of lithium plating at lower temperatures, evidenced by irreversible capacity loss and emergence of a high-voltage differential capacity peak. Furthermore, all cells need to be monitored for self-heating, as environment temperature and high discharge currents may elicit an unintended abuse condition. Overall, this study shows that lithium-ion batteries are highly application-specific and electrochemical behavior must be well understood for safe and reliable operation. Additionally, data collected in this study is available for anyone to download for further analysis and model validation.
- Authors:
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[1];
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Energy Storage Technology and Systems
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Advanced Power Sources R&D
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Electricity (OE); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1421622
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2017-5859J
Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651; 653835
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 164; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
- Publisher:
- The Electrochemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; lithium iron phosphate; lithium-ion batteries; safety
Citation Formats
Barkholtz, Heather M., Fresquez, Armando, Chalamala, Babu R., and Ferreira, Summer R. A Database for Comparative Electrochemical Performance of Commercial 18650-Format Lithium-Ion Cells. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1149/2.1701712jes.
Barkholtz, Heather M., Fresquez, Armando, Chalamala, Babu R., & Ferreira, Summer R. A Database for Comparative Electrochemical Performance of Commercial 18650-Format Lithium-Ion Cells. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1701712jes
Barkholtz, Heather M., Fresquez, Armando, Chalamala, Babu R., and Ferreira, Summer R. Fri .
"A Database for Comparative Electrochemical Performance of Commercial 18650-Format Lithium-Ion Cells". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1701712jes. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1421622.
@article{osti_1421622,
title = {A Database for Comparative Electrochemical Performance of Commercial 18650-Format Lithium-Ion Cells},
author = {Barkholtz, Heather M. and Fresquez, Armando and Chalamala, Babu R. and Ferreira, Summer R.},
abstractNote = {Lithium-ion batteries are a central technology to our daily lives with widespread use in mobile devices and electric vehicles. These batteries are also beginning to be widely used in electric grid infrastructure support applications which have stringent safety and reliability requirements. Typically, electrochemical performance data is not available for modelers to validate their simulations, mechanisms, and algorithms for lithium-ion battery performance and lifetime. In this paper, we report on the electrochemical performance of commercial 18650 cells at a variety of temperatures and discharge currents. We found that LiFePO4 is temperature tolerant for discharge currents at or below 10 A whereas LiCoO2, LiNixCoyAl1-x-yO2, and LiNi0.80Mn0.15Co0.05O2 exhibited optimal electrochemical performance when the temperature is maintained at 15°C. LiNixCoyAl1-x-yO2 showed signs of lithium plating at lower temperatures, evidenced by irreversible capacity loss and emergence of a high-voltage differential capacity peak. Furthermore, all cells need to be monitored for self-heating, as environment temperature and high discharge currents may elicit an unintended abuse condition. Overall, this study shows that lithium-ion batteries are highly application-specific and electrochemical behavior must be well understood for safe and reliable operation. Additionally, data collected in this study is available for anyone to download for further analysis and model validation.},
doi = {10.1149/2.1701712jes},
journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},
number = 12,
volume = 164,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Fri Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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