Disintegration of Meatball Electrodes for LiNi x Mn y Co z O2 Cathode Materials
Abstract
Mechanical degradation of Li-ion batteries caused by the repetitive swelling and shrinking of electrodes upon electrochemical cycles is now well recognized. Structural disintegration of the state-of-art cathode materials of a hierarchical structure is relatively less studied. We track the microstructural evolution of different marked regimes in LiNi x Mn y Co z O2 (NMC) electrodes after lithiation cycles. Decohesion of primary particles constitutes the major mechanical degradation in the NMC materials, which results in the loss of connectivity of the conductive network and impedance increase. We find that the structural disintegration is largely dependent on the charging rate – slow charging causes more damage, and is relatively insensitive to the cyclic voltage window. We use finite element modeling to study the evolution of Li concentration and stresses in a NMC secondary particle and employ the cohesive zone model to simulate the interfacial fracture between primary particles. We reveal that microcracks accumulate and propagate during the cyclic lithiation and delithiation at a slow charging rate.
- Authors:
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- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). School of Mechanical Engineering
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Energy and Transportation Science Division
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); National Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Naval Research (ONR) (United States); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1424455
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1474506
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; CBET-1603866
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Experimental Mechanics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 58; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 0014-4851
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; 42 ENGINEERING; fracture; NMC; stresses; primary particles; Li-ion batteries
Citation Formats
Xu, R., de Vasconcelos, L. S., Shi, J., Li, J., and Zhao, K. Disintegration of Meatball Electrodes for LiNi x Mn y Co z O2 Cathode Materials. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1007/s11340-017-0292-0.
Xu, R., de Vasconcelos, L. S., Shi, J., Li, J., & Zhao, K. Disintegration of Meatball Electrodes for LiNi x Mn y Co z O2 Cathode Materials. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-017-0292-0
Xu, R., de Vasconcelos, L. S., Shi, J., Li, J., and Zhao, K. Fri .
"Disintegration of Meatball Electrodes for LiNi x Mn y Co z O2 Cathode Materials". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-017-0292-0. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1424455.
@article{osti_1424455,
title = {Disintegration of Meatball Electrodes for LiNi x Mn y Co z O2 Cathode Materials},
author = {Xu, R. and de Vasconcelos, L. S. and Shi, J. and Li, J. and Zhao, K.},
abstractNote = {Mechanical degradation of Li-ion batteries caused by the repetitive swelling and shrinking of electrodes upon electrochemical cycles is now well recognized. Structural disintegration of the state-of-art cathode materials of a hierarchical structure is relatively less studied. We track the microstructural evolution of different marked regimes in LiNi x Mn y Co z O2 (NMC) electrodes after lithiation cycles. Decohesion of primary particles constitutes the major mechanical degradation in the NMC materials, which results in the loss of connectivity of the conductive network and impedance increase. We find that the structural disintegration is largely dependent on the charging rate – slow charging causes more damage, and is relatively insensitive to the cyclic voltage window. We use finite element modeling to study the evolution of Li concentration and stresses in a NMC secondary particle and employ the cohesive zone model to simulate the interfacial fracture between primary particles. We reveal that microcracks accumulate and propagate during the cyclic lithiation and delithiation at a slow charging rate.},
doi = {10.1007/s11340-017-0292-0},
journal = {Experimental Mechanics},
number = 4,
volume = 58,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Fri May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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