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Title: Calendar-life versus cycle-life aging of lithium-ion cells with silicon-graphite composite electrodes

Journal Article · · Electrochimica Acta
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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
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The use of blended silicon-graphite (Si-Gr) negative electrodes increases the energy density of lithium-ion cells over those containing only graphite (Gr) electrodes. However, volume changes in the Si particles that occur during cycling causes deterioration of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer on the particles resulting in further electrolyte reduction that immobilizes Li+ ions and, therefore, capacity fade. Because the volume changes are not expected to occur during a potentiostatic hold (referred to as calendar-life aging), by comparison of cycle-life and calendar-life aged cells one can expect to assess the role of volume changes in the deterioration of cell performance. To this end, cells with Si-Gr and Gr negative electrodes (and Li1.03(Ni0.5Co0.2Mn0.3)0.97O2 containing positive electrodes) were assembled, tested, and compared using cycle-life and calendar-life aging protocols. As expected, the capacity loss of the cycle-life aged cells was higher than that of the calendar-life aged cells. However, the measurable capacity loss for the calendar-life aged cells indicated continued immobilization of Li+ ions. Furthermore, electrolytes extracted from the calendar-life aged cells showed more LiPF6 hydrolysis products than those extracted from the cycle-life aged cells. In conclusion, we discuss possible mechanistic causes for the observed aging behaviors in this article.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1465507
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1562991
Journal Information:
Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 280, Issue C; ISSN 0013-4686
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 61 works
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