Mesoscale Elucidation of Surface Passivation in the Li–Sulfur Battery Cathode

Liu, Zhixiao; Mukherjee, Partha P.

doi:10.1021/acsami.6b15066

Title: Mesoscale Elucidation of Surface Passivation in the Li–Sulfur Battery Cathode

Journal Article · Mon Jan 23 00:00:00 EST 2017 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b15066· OSTI ID:1430645

Liu, Zhixiao ^[1];

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Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Department of Mechanical Engineering

We report the cathode surface passivation caused by Li₂S precipitation adversely affects the performance of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Li₂S precipitation is a complicated mesoscale process involving adsorption, desorption and diffusion kinetics, which are affected profoundly by the reactant concentration and operating temperature. In this work, a mesoscale interfacial model is presented to study the growth of Li₂S film on carbon cathode surface. Li₂S film growth experiences nucleation, isolated Li₂S island growth and island coalescence. The slow adsorption rate at small S^2- concentration inhibits the formation of nucleation seeds and the lateral growth of Li₂S islands, which deters surface passivation. An appropriate operating temperature, especially in the medium-to-high temperature range, can also defer surface passivation. Fewer Li₂S nucleation seeds form in such an operating temperature range, which facilitates heterogeneous growth and thereby inhibits the lateral growth of the Li₂S film, which may also result in reduced surface passivation. Finally, the high specific surface area of the cathode microstructure is expected to mitigate the surface passivation.

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Research Organization:: Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Texas A & M Engineering Experiment Station

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0006832

OSTI ID:: 1430645

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 9, Issue 6; ISSN 1944-8244

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