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Kimura Y, Kobayashi S, Kawaguchi S, Ohara K, Suzuki Y, Nakamura T, Iriyama Y, Amezawa K. Modifications of the charge-discharge behaviour of Fe 2(MoO 4) 3 in all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries. RSC Adv 2024; 14:18109-18116. [PMID: 38854832 PMCID: PMC11154690 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra03058c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024] Open
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The solidification of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) by replacing liquid electrolytes with solid electrolytes enables the development of a new class of LIBs, namely all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (ASSLIBs), with improved safety and energy density. Such battery solidification can greatly influence the properties of battery components, as exemplified by a recent report suggesting that the (dis)charge behaviour of Fe2(MoO4)3 (FMO), a promising two-phase electrode material, differs on solid electrolytes compared to liquid electrolytes. However, its underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here we examined the (de)lithiation behaviour of FMO thin films on solid electrolytes using operando synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) to gain insights into the influence of the solidification on the (dis)charge mechanism of electrode materials. The XRD results revealed that FMO on solid electrolytes exhibits a monotonic peak shift over a wide capacity range, accompanied by a temporary peak broadening. This suggests that FMO possesses an expanded solid-solution reaction region and a narrower two-phase reaction region in solidified batteries compared to liquid-based LIBs. The altered (dis)charge behavior was suggested to be thermodynamically driven, as it remained largely unchanged with varying rates and under open circuit conditions. Qualitative analysis considering stress-induced variations in Gibbs free energy curves demonstrated that external stress, potentially caused by the constraint of chemo-mechanical expansion, can thermodynamically narrow the two-phase region when the chemical expansion coefficients of the two phases of FMO differ. These findings highlight the significant impact of the battery solidification on electrode material properties, emphasizing the importance of considering these unique issues in the design of ASSLIBs.
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- Yuta Kimura
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-Ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute 1-1-1, Koto, Sayo-cho Sayo-gun Hyogo 679-5198 Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute 1-1-1, Koto, Sayo-cho Sayo-gun Hyogo 679-5198 Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute 1-1-1, Koto, Sayo-cho Sayo-gun Hyogo 679-5198 Japan
- Faculty of Materials for Energy, Shimane University 1060, Nishikawatsu-cho Matsue Shimane 690-0823 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University Furo, Chikusa Nagoya Aichi 464-8603 Japan
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- Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University Furo, Chikusa Nagoya Aichi 464-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University Furo, Chikusa Nagoya Aichi 464-8603 Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-Ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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Li Y, Xie J, Wang R, Min S, Xu Z, Ding Y, Su P, Zhang X, Wei L, Li JF, Chu Z, Sun J, Huang C. Textured Asymmetric Membrane Electrode Assemblies of Piezoelectric Phosphorene and Ti 3C 2T x MXene Heterostructures for Enhanced Electrochemical Stability and Kinetics in LIBs. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:79. [PMID: 38189993 PMCID: PMC10774488 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01265-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Black phosphorus with a superior theoretical capacity (2596 mAh g-1) and high conductivity is regarded as one of the powerful candidates for lithium-ion battery (LIB) anode materials, whereas the severe volume expansion and sluggish kinetics still impede its applications in LIBs. By contrast, the exfoliated two-dimensional phosphorene owns negligible volume variation, and its intrinsic piezoelectricity is considered to be beneficial to the Li-ion transfer kinetics, while its positive influence has not been discussed yet. Herein, a phosphorene/MXene heterostructure-textured nanopiezocomposite is proposed with even phosphorene distribution and enhanced piezo-electrochemical coupling as an applicable free-standing asymmetric membrane electrode beyond the skin effect for enhanced Li-ion storage. The experimental and simulation analysis reveals that the embedded phosphorene nanosheets not only provide abundant active sites for Li-ions, but also endow the nanocomposite with favorable piezoelectricity, thus promoting the Li-ion transfer kinetics by generating the piezoelectric field serving as an extra accelerator. By waltzing with the MXene framework, the optimized electrode exhibits enhanced kinetics and stability, achieving stable cycling performances for 1,000 cycles at 2 A g-1, and delivering a high reversible capacity of 524 mAh g-1 at - 20 ℃, indicating the positive influence of the structural merits of self-assembled nanopiezocomposites on promoting stability and kinetics.
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- Yihui Li
- Volta and DiPole Materials Labs, College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Key Laboratory of Core Technology of High Specific Energy Battery and Key Materials for Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, People's Republic of China
- High Density Materials Technology Center for Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Suzhou Institute of Electronic Functional Materials Technology, Suzhou Industrial Technology Research Institute, Suzhou, 215151, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- College of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Volta and DiPole Materials Labs, College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Key Laboratory of Core Technology of High Specific Energy Battery and Key Materials for Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, People's Republic of China.
- High Density Materials Technology Center for Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Suzhou Institute of Electronic Functional Materials Technology, Suzhou Industrial Technology Research Institute, Suzhou, 215151, People's Republic of China.
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- Volta and DiPole Materials Labs, College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Key Laboratory of Core Technology of High Specific Energy Battery and Key Materials for Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, People's Republic of China
- High Density Materials Technology Center for Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Suzhou Institute of Electronic Functional Materials Technology, Suzhou Industrial Technology Research Institute, Suzhou, 215151, People's Republic of China
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- Volta and DiPole Materials Labs, College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Key Laboratory of Core Technology of High Specific Energy Battery and Key Materials for Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, People's Republic of China
- High Density Materials Technology Center for Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Suzhou Institute of Electronic Functional Materials Technology, Suzhou Industrial Technology Research Institute, Suzhou, 215151, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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- College of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Volta and DiPole Materials Labs, College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Key Laboratory of Core Technology of High Specific Energy Battery and Key Materials for Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Volta and DiPole Materials Labs, College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Key Laboratory of Core Technology of High Specific Energy Battery and Key Materials for Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, People's Republic of China.
- High Density Materials Technology Center for Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Suzhou Institute of Electronic Functional Materials Technology, Suzhou Industrial Technology Research Institute, Suzhou, 215151, People's Republic of China.
- Institute of Advanced Materials and Institute of Membrane Science and Technology, Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Suzhou Laboratory and Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, People's Republic of China.
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Gandharapu P, Das A, Tripathi R, Srihari V, Poswal HK, Mukhopadhyay A. Facile and Scalable Development of High-Performance Carbon-Free Tin-Based Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:37504-37516. [PMID: 37506223 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Tin (Sn)-based anodes for sodium (Na)-ion batteries possess higher Na-storage capacity and better safety aspects compared to hard carbon -based anodes but suffer from poor cyclic stability due to volume expansion/contraction and concomitant loss in mechanical integrity during sodiation/desodiation. To address this, the usage of nanoscaled electrode-active particles and nanoscaled-carbon-based buffers has been explored, but with compromises with the tap density, accrued irreversible surface reactions, overall capacity (for "inactive" carbon), and adoption of non-scalable/complex preparation routes. Against this backdrop, anode-active "layered" bismuth (Bi) has been incorporated with Sn via a facile-cum-scalable mechanical-milling approach, leading to individual electrode-active particles being composed of well-dispersed Sn and Bi phases. The optimized carbon-free Sn-Bi compositions, benefiting from the combined effects of "buffering" action and faster Na transport of Bi, to go with the greater Na-storage capacity and lower operating potential of Sn, exhibit excellent cyclic stability (viz., ∼83-92% capacity retention after 200 cycles at 1C) and rate capability (viz., no capacity drop from C/5 to 2C, with only ∼25% drop at 5C), despite having fairly coarse particles (∼5-10 μm). As proven by operando synchrotron X-ray diffraction and stress measurements, the sequential sodiation/desodiation of the components and, concomitantly, stress build-ups at different potentials provide "buffering" action even for such "active-active" Sn-Bi compositions. Furthermore, the overall stress development upon sodiation of Bi has been found to be significantly lower than that of Sn (by a factor of ∼3.8), which renders Bi promising as a "buffer" material, in general. Dissemination of such complex interplay between electrode-active components during electrochemical cycling also paves the way for the development of high-performance, safe, and scalable "alloying-reaction"-based anode materials for Na-ion batteries and beyond, sans the need for ultrafine/nanoscaled electrode particles or "inactive" nanoscaled-carbon-based "buffer" materials.
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- Pranay Gandharapu
- Advanced Batteries and Ceramics Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Advanced Batteries and Ceramics Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Advanced Batteries and Ceramics Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
- Semiconductor Thin Films and Plasma Processing Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- High Pressure and Synchrotron Radiation Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- High Pressure and Synchrotron Radiation Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Advanced Batteries and Ceramics Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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Hatakeyama T, Okamoto NL, Otake S, Sato H, Li H, Ichitsubo T. Excellently balanced water-intercalation-type heat-storage oxide. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1452. [PMID: 35301294 PMCID: PMC8931080 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28988-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Importance of heat storage materials has recently been increasing. Although various types of heat storage materials have been reported to date, there are few well-balanced energy storage materials in terms of long lifetime, reversibility, energy density, reasonably fast charge/discharge capability, and treatability. Here we report an interesting discovery that a commonly known substance, birnessite-type layered manganese dioxide with crystal water (δ-type K0.33MnO2 ⋅ nH2O), exhibits a water-intercalation mechanism and can be an excellently balanced heat storage material, from the above views, that can be operated in a solid state with water as a working pair. The volumetric energy density exceeds 1000 MJ m−3 (at n ~ 0.5), which is close to the ideally maximum value and the best among phase-change materials. The driving force for the water intercalation is also validated by the ab initio calculations. The proposed mechanism would provide an optimal solution for a heat-storage strategy towards low-grade waste-heat applications. There are few well-balanced heat storage materials up to date. Here, the authors report that δ-type K0.33MnO2 ∙ nH2O can be an excellently balanced heat storage material exhibiting a “water-intercalation mechanism”.
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- Takuya Hatakeyama
- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.,Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University 6-6-01 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
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- Rigaku Corporation, 3-9-12 Matsubara-cho, Akishima, Tokyo, 196-8666, Japan
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- Rigaku Corporation, 3-9-12 Matsubara-cho, Akishima, Tokyo, 196-8666, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
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Dopilka A, Childs A, Ovchinnikov A, Zhao R, Bobev S, Peng X, Chan CK. Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Type VIII Ba 8Ga 16-δSn 30+δ Clathrate (δ ≈ 1) during Lithiation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:42564-42578. [PMID: 34477361 PMCID: PMC8447186 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c07240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Clathrates of the tetrel (Tt = Si, Ge, Sn) elements are host-guest structures that can undergo Li alloying reactions with high capacities. However, little is known about how the cage structure affects the phase transformations that take place during lithiation. To further this understanding, the structural changes of the type VIII clathrate Ba8Ga16-δSn30+δ (δ ≈ 1) during lithiation are investigated and compared to those in β-Sn with ex situ X-ray total scattering measurements and pair distribution function (PDF) analysis. The results show that the type VIII clathrate undergoes an alloying reaction to form Li-rich amorphous phases (LixBa0.17Ga0.33Sn0.67, x = 2-3) with local structures similar to those in the crystalline binary Li-Sn phases that form during the lithiation of β-Sn. As a result of the amorphous phase transition, the type VIII clathrate reacts at a lower voltage (0.25 V vs Li/Li+) compared to β-Sn (0.45 V) and goes through a solid-solution reaction after the initial conversion of the crystalline clathrate phase. Cycling experiments suggest that the amorphous phase persists after the first lithiation and results in considerably better cycling than in β-Sn. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest that topotactic Li insertion into the clathrate lattice is not favorable due to the high energy of the Li sites, which is consistent with the experimentally observed amorphous phase transformation. The local structure in the clathrate featuring Ba atoms surrounded by a cage of Ga and Sn atoms is hypothesized to kinetically circumvent the formation of Li-Sn or Li-Ga crystalline phases, which results in better cycling and a lower reaction voltage. Based on the improved electrochemical performance, clathrates could act as tunable precursors to form amorphous Li alloying phases with novel electrochemical properties.
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- Andrew Dopilka
- Materials
Science and Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport
and Energy, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 876106, Tempe, Arizona 85827, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
- Department
of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 16 C, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- School
of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871604, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- College
of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Arizona
State University Polytechnic Campus, Mesa, Arizona 85212, United States
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- Materials
Science and Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport
and Energy, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 876106, Tempe, Arizona 85827, United
States
- Department
of Heterogenous Catalysis, Max-Planck-Institut
für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Williard N, Hendricks C, Chung J, Pecht M. Effects of external pressure on phase stability and diffusion rate in lithium-ion cells. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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KIMURA Y, FUNAYAMA K, FAKKAO M, NAKAMURA T, KUWATA N, KAWADA T, KAWAMURA J, AMEZAWA K. Experimental Evaluation of Influence of Stress on Li Chemical Potential and Phase Equilibrium in Two-phase Battery Electrode Materials. ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.21-00033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Yuta KIMURA
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
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Circumventing huge volume strain in alloy anodes of lithium batteries. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1584. [PMID: 32284535 PMCID: PMC7154030 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15452-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Since the launch of lithium-ion batteries, elements (such as silicon, tin, or aluminum) that can be alloyed with lithium have been expected as anode materials, owing to larger capacity. However, their successful application has not been accomplished because of drastic structural degradation caused by cyclic large volume change during battery reactions. To prolong lifetime of alloy anodes, we must circumvent the huge volume strain accompanied by insertion/extraction of lithium. Here we report that by using aluminum-foil anodes, the volume expansion during lithiation can be confined to the normal direction to the foil and, consequently, the electrode cyclability can be markedly enhanced. Such a unidirectional volume-strain circumvention requires an appropriate hardness of the matrix and a certain tolerance to off-stoichiometry of the resulting intermetallic compound, which drive interdiffusion of matrix component and lithium along the normal-plane direction. This metallurgical concept would invoke a paradigm shift to future alloy-anode battery technologies. Alloy anode materials in lithium batteries usually suffer from fatal structural degradation due to the large volume change during cycling. Here the authors report a design in which Al foil serves as both anode and current collector to circumvent the strain.
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Seo HK, Park JY, Chang JH, Dae KS, Noh MS, Kim SS, Kang CY, Zhao K, Kim S, Yuk JM. Strong stress-composition coupling in lithium alloy nanoparticles. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3428. [PMID: 31366943 PMCID: PMC6668403 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11361-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The stress inevitably imposed during electrochemical reactions is expected to fundamentally affect the electrochemistry, phase behavior and morphology of electrodes in service. Here, we show a strong stress-composition coupling in lithium binary alloys during the lithiation of tin-tin oxide core-shell nanoparticles. Using in situ graphene liquid cell electron microscopy imaging, we visualise the generation of a non-uniform composition field in the nanoparticles during lithiation. Stress models based on density functional theory calculations show that the composition gradient is proportional to the applied stress. Based on this coupling, we demonstrate that we can directionally control the lithium distribution by applying different stresses to lithium alloy materials. Our results provide insights into stress-lithium electrochemistry coupling at the nanoscale and suggest potential applications of lithium alloy nanoparticles.
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- Hyeon Kook Seo
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
- Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Energy Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
- Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47907, IN, USA
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- Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
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Zhou X, Li T, Cui Y, Fu Y, Liu Y, Zhu L. In Situ Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscope Study of Microstructural Evolution of Single Tin Particle Anode for Li-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:1733-1738. [PMID: 30605303 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b13981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Tin (Sn) is a potential anode material for highenergy density Li-ion batteries because of its high capacity, safety, abundance and low cost. However, Sn suffers from large volume change during cycling, leading to fast degradation of the electrode. For the first time, the microstructural evolution of micrometer-sized single Sn particle was monitored by focused-ion beam (FIB) polishing and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging during electrochemical cycling by in situ FIB-SEM. Our results show the formation and evolution of cracks during lithiation, evolution of porous structure during delithiation and volume expansion/contraction during cycling. The electrochemical performance and the microstructural evolution of the Sn microparticle during cycling are directly correlated, which provides insights for understanding Sn-based electrode materials.
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- Xinwei Zhou
- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering , Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis , Indianapolis , Indiana 46202 , United States
- Center for Nanoscale Materials , Argonne National Laboratory , 9700 South Cass Avenue , Argonne , Illinois 60439 , United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering , Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis , Indianapolis , Indiana 46202 , United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering , Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis , Indianapolis , Indiana 46202 , United States
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou , Henan 450001 , China
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials , Argonne National Laboratory , 9700 South Cass Avenue , Argonne , Illinois 60439 , United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering , Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis , Indianapolis , Indiana 46202 , United States
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Cui Y, Li T, Zhou X, Mosey A, Guo W, Cheng R, Fu Y, Zhu L. Electrochemical behavior of tin foil anode in half cell and full cell with sulfur cathode. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.10.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Effects of residual stress on overpotentials and mechanical integrity during electrochemical Li-alloying of Al film electrodes. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-017-1054-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Zhang Z, Yin L. Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone Wrapped Sn Nanoparticles/Carbon Xerogel Composite as Anode Material for High Performance Lithium Ion Batteries. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.06.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Leenheer AJ, Jungjohann KL, Zavadil KR, Harris CT. Phase Boundary Propagation in Li-Alloying Battery Electrodes Revealed by Liquid-Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy. ACS NANO 2016; 10:5670-5678. [PMID: 27243921 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b02200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Battery cycle life is directly influenced by the microstructural changes occurring in the electrodes during charge and discharge cycles. Here, we image in situ the nanoscale phase evolution in negative electrode materials for Li-ion batteries using a fully enclosed liquid cell in a transmission electron microscope (TEM) to reveal early degradation that is not evident in the charge-discharge curves. To compare the electrochemical phase transformation behavior between three model materials, thin films of amorphous Si, crystalline Al, and crystalline Au were lithiated and delithiated at controlled rates while immersed in a commercial liquid electrolyte. This method allowed for the direct observation of lithiation mechanisms in nanoscale negative electrodes, revealing that a simplistic model of a surface-to-interior lithiation front is insufficient. For the crystalline films, a lithiation front spread laterally from a few initial nucleation points, with continued grain nucleation along the growing interface. The intermediate lithiated phases were identified using electron diffraction, and high-resolution postmortem imaging revealed the details of the final microstructure. Our results show that electrochemically induced solid-solid phase transformations can lead to highly concentrated stresses at the laterally propagating phase boundary which should be considered for future designs of nanostructured electrodes for Li-ion batteries.
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- Andrew J Leenheer
- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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- Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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Okamoto S, Ichitsubo T, Kawaguchi T, Kumagai Y, Oba F, Yagi S, Shimokawa K, Goto N, Doi T, Matsubara E. Intercalation and Push-Out Process with Spinel-to-Rocksalt Transition on Mg Insertion into Spinel Oxides in Magnesium Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2015; 2:1500072. [PMID: 27980965 PMCID: PMC5115418 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201500072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Revised: 04/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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On the basis of the similarity between spinel and rocksalt structures, it is shown that some spinel oxides (e.g., MgCo2O4, etc) can be cathode materials for Mg rechargeable batteries around 150 °C. The Mg insertion into spinel lattices occurs via "intercalation and push-out" process to form a rocksalt phase in the spinel mother phase. For example, by utilizing the valence change from Co(III) to Co(II) in MgCo2O4, Mg insertion occurs at a considerably high potential of about 2.9 V vs. Mg2+/Mg, and similarly it occurs around 2.3 V vs. Mg2+/Mg with the valence change from Mn(III) to Mn(II) in MgMn2O4, being comparable to the ab initio calculation. The feasibility of Mg insertion would depend on the phase stability of the counterpart rocksalt XO of MgO in Mg2X2O4 or MgX3O4 (X = Co, Fe, Mn, and Cr). In addition, the normal spinel MgMn2O4 and MgCr2O4 can be demagnesiated to some extent owing to the robust host structure of Mg1-xX2O4, where the Mg extraction/insertion potentials for MgMn2O4 and MgCr2O4 are both about 3.4 V vs. Mg2+/Mg. Especially, the former "intercalation and push-out" process would provide a safe and stable design of cathode materials for polyvalent cations.
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- Shinya Okamoto
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Kyoto University Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Kyoto University Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Kyoto University Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy Tokyo Institute of Technology Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Kyoto University Kyoto 606-8501 Japan; Materials Research Center for Element Strategy Tokyo Institute of Technology Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center Osaka Prefecture University Osaka 599-8570 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Kyoto University Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Kyoto University Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Biochemistry Doshisha University Kyoto 610-0321 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Kyoto University Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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Kawaguchi T, Fukuda K, Tokuda K, Sakaida M, Ichitsubo T, Oishi M, Mizuki J, Matsubara E. Roles of transition metals interchanging with lithium in electrode materials. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:14064-70. [PMID: 25959625 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00940e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Roles of antisite transition metals interchanging with Li atoms in electrode materials of Li transition-metal complex oxides were clarified using a newly developed direct labeling method, termed powder diffraction anomalous fine structure (P-DAFS) near the Ni K-edge. We site-selectively investigated the valence states and local structures of Ni in Li0.89Ni1.11O2, where Ni atoms occupy mainly the NiO2 host-layer sites and partially the interlayer Li sites in-between the host layers, during electrochemical Li insertion/extraction in a lithium-ion battery (LIB). The site-selective X-ray near edge structure evaluated via the P-DAFS method revealed that the interlayer Ni atoms exhibited much lower electrochemical activity as compared to those at the host-layer site. Furthermore, the present analyses of site-selective extended X-ray absorption fine structure performed using the P-DAFS method indicates local structural changes around the residual Ni atoms at the interlayer space during the initial charge; it tends to gather to form rock-salt NiO-like domains around the interlayer Ni. The presence of the NiO-like domains in the interlayer space locally diminishes the interlayer distance and would yield strain energy because of the lattice mismatch, which retards the subsequent Li insertion both thermodynamically and kinetically. Such restrictions on the Li insertion inevitably make the NiO-like domains electrochemically inactive, resulting in an appreciable irreversible capacity after the initial charge but an achievement of robust linkage of neighboring NiO2 layers that tend to be dissociated without the Li occupation. The P-DAFS characterization of antisite transition metals interchanging with Li atoms complements the understanding of the detailed charge-compensation and degradation mechanisms in the electrode materials.
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- Tomoya Kawaguchi
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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FUNAYAMA K, NAKAMURA T, KUWATA N, KAWAMURA J, KAWADA T, AMEZAWA K. Effect of Mechanical Stress on Lithium Chemical Potential in Positive Electrodes and Solid Electrolytes for Lithium Ion Batteries. ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2015. [DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.83.894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
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Wada T, Ichitsubo T, Yubuta K, Segawa H, Yoshida H, Kato H. Bulk-nanoporous-silicon negative electrode with extremely high cyclability for lithium-ion batteries prepared using a top-down process. NANO LETTERS 2014; 14:4505-4510. [PMID: 24988470 DOI: 10.1021/nl501500g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We synthesized freestanding bulk three-dimensional nanoporous Si using dealloying in a metallic melt, a top-down process. Using this nanoporous Si, we fabricated negative electrodes with high lithium capacity, nearing their theoretical limits, and greatly extended cycle lifetimes, considerably improving the battery performance compared with those using electrodes made from silicon nanoparticles. By operating the electrodes below the accommodation volume limit of their pores, we prolonged their cycle lifetime.
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- Takeshi Wada
- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University , Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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Kawamori M, Asai T, Shirai Y, Yagi S, Oishi M, Ichitsubo T, Matsubara E. Three-dimensional nanoelectrode by metal nanowire nonwoven clothes. NANO LETTERS 2014; 14:1932-7. [PMID: 24611637 DOI: 10.1021/nl404753e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Metal nanowire nonwoven cloth (MNNC) is a metal sheet that has resulted from intertwined metal nanowires 100 nm in diameter with several dozen micrometers of length. Thus, it is a new metallic material having both a flexibility of the metal sheet and a large specific surface area of the nanowires. As an application that utilizes these properties, we propose a high-cyclability electrode for Li storage batteries, in which an active material is deposited or coated on MNNC. The proposed electrode can work without any binders, conductive additives, and current collectors, which might largely improve a practical gravimetric energy density. Huge electrode surfaces provide efficient ion/electron transports, and sufficient interspaces between the respective nanowires accommodate large volume expansions of the active material. To demonstrate these advantages, we have fabricated a NiO-covered nickel nanowire nonwoven cloth (NNNC) by electroless deposition under a magnetic field and annealing in air. The adequately annealed NNNC was shown to be an excellent conversion-type electrode that exhibits a quite high cyclability, 500 mAh/g at 1 C after 300 cycles, compared to that of a composite electrode consisting of NiO nanoparticles. Thus, the present design concept will contribute to a game-changing technology in future lithium ion battery (LIB) electrodes.
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- Makoto Kawamori
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University , Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Xu L, Kim C, Shukla AK, Dong A, Mattox TM, Milliron DJ, Cabana J. Monodisperse Sn nanocrystals as a platform for the study of mechanical damage during electrochemical reactions with Li. NANO LETTERS 2013; 13:1800-5. [PMID: 23477483 DOI: 10.1021/nl400418c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Monodisperse Sn spherical nanocrystals of 10.0 ± 0.2 nm were prepared in dispersible colloidal form. They were used as a model platform to study the impact of size on the accommodation of colossal volume changes during electrochemical lithiation using ex situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Significant mechanical damage was observed after full lithiation, indicating that even crystals at these very small dimensions are not sufficient to prevent particle pulverization that compromises electrode durability.
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- Linping Xu
- Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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