Review
Chemistry, Physical
Feifei Li, Yangyang Cao, Wenjing Wu, Gongwei Wang, Deyang Qu
Summary: This review summarizes the emerging anode and cathode prelithiation techniques in the advanced lithium-ion batteries field, along with strategies for manufacturing-compatible and scalable prelithiation. Prelithiation is crucial for compensating the initial capacity loss, enhancing full cell cycling performance, and propelling the commercialization of advanced LIBs/LICs.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Lijing Xie, Cheng Tang, Zhihong Bi, Mingxin Song, Yafeng Fan, Chong Yan, Xiaoming Li, Fangyuan Su, Qiang Zhang, Chengmeng Chen
Summary: Hard carbons, with their enriched microcrystalline structure, have attracted attention as a promising anode material for high-energy LIBs, but face challenges such as low initial efficiency and capacity issues. Current research efforts are focused on addressing these challenges to enable practical application in next-generation batteries.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Kristin B. Labasan, Hong-Jhen Lin, Febri Baskoro, Jazer Jose H. Togonon, Hui Qi Wong, Cha-Wen Chang, Susan D. Arco, Hung-Ju Yen
Summary: Recent studies have investigated aromatic polyimide (PI) derivatives as redox-active electrode materials for Li-ion batteries due to their high thermal stability, excellent solvent resistance, and good electrical properties. Two PI derivatives, TPA-NTCPI and TPA-PMPI, synthesized from a newly developed DiCN-TPA monomer, show promising electrochemical performance with stable specific capacities up to 1000 cycles for the cathode and high specific capacities up to 1600 mAh g(-1) for the anode after 100 cycles. These results suggest that TPA-NTCPI and TPA-PMPI could be potential organic electrode materials for next generation Li-ion batteries.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Electrochemistry
Y. K. Lee, S. Jeon, Y. Jeon
Summary: The development and commercialization of Li metal batteries face safety challenges, and efforts to improve the stability of Li anodes have been made. However, the impact of mechanical deformation caused by Li deposition at the cell level has been under-studied. This study aims to develop a physics-based model that describes the electrochemical and mechanical responses of a full Li metal cell.
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Electrochemistry
Yoon Koo Lee, Hosop Shin
Summary: This study investigates the mechanical degradation of interfacial structures between active materials and solid electrolytes in solid-state batteries (SSBs) and establishes a model to study stress generation and its impact. The results highlight the significance of finding the optimal combination of materials to reduce the probability of failure and suggest increasing the contact ratio and achieving homogeneous distribution of active material particles to minimize mechanical degradation.
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Marcos E. Arguello, Nicolas A. Labanda, Victor M. Calo, Monica Gumulya, Ranjeet Utikar, Jos Derksen
Summary: This paper presents a numerical study on the 3D formation of dendrites in a lithium metal battery due to electrodeposition. It demonstrates the dependency of dendrite morphology on charging conditions and discusses the morphological parameters compared to experimental data. The findings support the idea that dendrite formation is connected to the competition between lithium cation diffusion and electric migration.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Junru Wang, Mengmeng Wang, Naiqing Ren, Jiemin Dong, Yixuan Li, Chunhua Chen
Summary: The study presents a novel strategy for constructing thick electrodes towards high energy density LIBs, by preparing ultrahigh-capacity thick LiFePO4 (UCT-LFP)-based freestanding electrodes with vertically-aligned channels. The electrodes show superior rate capability and cycling performance.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yangzheng Cao, Huacui Wang, Binghe Liu, Jun Xu
Summary: A fully detailed three-dimensional swelling mechanical model considering the actual structure of the battery has been developed and validated through experiments. The model has been applied to investigate plate-constrained swelling and analyze the swelling force and stress distribution of each component. The results provide fundamental insights into the application of lithium-ion batteries.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ye Cheng, Chengrui Wang, Feiyu Kang, Yan-Bing He
Summary: This review summarizes the mechanisms and applications of self-healing strategies in lithium-ion batteries, highlighting the enhanced cycle stability through the use of self-healing materials.
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yun Zhao, Yuqiong Kang, John Wozny, Jian Lu, Hao Du, Chenglei Li, Tao Li, Feiyu Kang, Naser Tavajohi, Baohua Li
Summary: Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), are essential for future electric vehicles and energy storage systems. While the recycling of spent SIBs and LIBs face similar environmental and economic challenges, the recycling of SIBs is more economically demanding. Proactive strategies must be implemented during the early commercialization stage to ensure easy recycling, low operation costs, and optimal efficiency of SIBs. This Perspective article provides an overview of the components of SIBs, discusses recycling strategies, and highlights the challenges and future prospects of SIB recycling.
NATURE REVIEWS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Dominika Gastol, Matthew Capener, Carl Reynolds, Christopher Constable, Emma Kendrick
Summary: The performance properties of lithium-ion battery electrodes are determined by the design of the coating composite microstructure. This study optimized the rheological properties of the graphite ink and utilized a specific printing process to manipulate the internal pore structure and electronic networks of high coat weight electrodes, resulting in improved performance and cycle life. Depositing electrodes via syringe showed enhanced electronic conductivities and diffusion coefficients, leading to better cycle life and higher energy density.
MATERIALS & DESIGN
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Xuxu Tang, Chao Liu, Han Wang, Weiwei Sun, Yong Wang
Summary: Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) can serve as electrodes to address the challenges in sodium-ion, potassium-ion, multivalent metal-ion, and lithium-sulfur batteries. They can also be used as solid-state electrolytes or protective films for metal anode batteries.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Yujing Liu, Guoyuan Sun, Xiaohan Cai, Fan Yang, Cong Ma, Min Xue, Xinyong Tao
Summary: Organic electrode materials have shown great potential for lithium-ion batteries, but face intrinsic problems such as poor electronic conductivity, high dissolution, and unstable chemical characteristics. Nanostructured strategies have been employed to enhance electron and ion transport and stability, gaining increasing attention and application in organic lithium-ion based energy storage.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xu Jin, Yehu Han, Zhengfeng Zhang, Yawei Chen, Jianming Li, Tingting Yang, Xiaoqi Wang, Wanxia Li, Xiao Han, Zelin Wang, Xiaodan Liu, Hang Jiao, Xiaoxing Ke, Manling Sui, Ruiguo Cao, Genqiang Zhang, Yongfu Tang, Pengfei Yan, Shuhong Jiao
Summary: This study reports on the exceptional fast charge/discharge performance and long-term stability of a mesoporous single-crystalline lithium titanate (MSC-LTO) microrod in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The microrods exhibit high rate capability and minimal structure degradation, providing a new approach for developing fast-charging materials for LIBs.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Claude Delmas, Dany Carlier, Marie Guignard
Summary: This paper provides an overview of research on lithium and sodium layered materials as positive electrodes in lithium (sodium)-ion batteries, focusing on the solid-state chemistry's role in discovering new materials and optimizing properties for different applications. Layered structures, especially lithium-based ones, are considered as the best candidates for high energy density batteries for mobile applications. Through high-temperature solid-state chemistry, many substituted phases have been obtained to stabilize the layered structure and increase the specific capacity.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Nuclear Science & Technology
Veral Bhartia, Matthias H. H. Kolb, Marigrazia Moscardini, Marc Kamlah, Ratna Kumar Annabattula
FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
(2020)
Article
Mechanics
Verena Becker, Marc Kamlah
Summary: This paper presents a theoretical model for normal contact force of elastoplastic ellipsoidal bodies for use in mechanical discrete element method. The model is an extension of the Thornton model, incorporating elliptical contact areas and focusing on normal contact force description as a continuous function of time.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
(2021)
Article
Nuclear Science & Technology
M. Moscardini, S. Pupeschi, M. Kamlah
Summary: The research focuses on defining the macroscopic plastic strain of the bed by simulating the plastic deformation of individual pebbles, investigating different theories, and validating numerical results in the development of tritium breeder and neutron multiplier in the solid blanket concept.
FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Tao Zhang, Marc Kamlah
Summary: A chemo-mechanical phase-field model is developed to capture the complex phase segregation processes in NaxFePO4 (0 < x < 1), along with the structural changes during charging/discharging. The model constructs a multi-well potential for NaxFePO4 for the first time and investigates the microstructure evolution during sodiation and desodiation processes. Results suggest that the formation of an intermediate phase can reduce stress and improve mechanical stability, leading to better battery performance.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Oleg Birkholz, Matthias Neumann, Volker Schmidt, Marc Kamlah
Summary: The study investigates the relationships between microstructure characteristics and effective transport properties of granular materials through modeling and simulation of sphere packings. It establishes formulas expressing effective transport properties of the considered sphere packings in terms of the mean contact angle and the standard deviation of the particle radii.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Adrian Schmidt, Elvedin Ramani, Thomas Carraro, Jochen Joos, Andre Weber, Marc Kamlah, Ellen Ivers-Tiffee
Summary: Porous electrode models are crucial for predicting the performance and lifetime of lithium-ion batteries inexpensively, but some simplifications in existing models may lead to limitations in accuracy, especially under high charge and discharge rates. By studying the effects of various microstructural characteristics on the validity of the models, insights are gained to improve the homogenized model and overcome existing limitations of the pseudo-2D approach.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Oleg Birkholz, Marc Kamlah
Summary: The hierarchically structured half-cell model for lithium-ion battery electrodes with porous secondary particles has been developed and validated through experiments. The study shows that the rate-limiting factor in this model differs from classical half-cell models, being the combination of electronic conductivity and inner morphology of the secondary particles.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Verena Becker, Oleg Birkholz, Yixiang Gan, Marc Kamlah
Summary: This article investigates the influence of particle shapes on the micromechanical responses during calendering in lithium-ion battery manufacturing, and their impact on the effective transport properties of battery electrodes. The study presents a novel algorithm for generating stress-free particle assemblies and calculates effective conductivities using a resistor network approach. The research provides insights into the interplay between calendering process, electrode microstructure, and effective conductivities of solid and pore phases.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Friedemann A. Streich, Alexander Martin, Kyle G. Webber, Marc Kamlah
Summary: A fully electromechanically coupled, three-dimensional phenomenological constitutive model was developed for relaxor ferroelectric materials, which can simulate the macroscopic electromechanical response of lead-free and non-lead-free relaxor materials. The model accounts for unique material properties, and its accuracy is validated through comparison with experimental data.
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jay Santoki, Simon Daubner, Daniel Schneider, Marc Kamlah, Britta Nestler
Summary: Transport mechanisms in battery systems are influenced by microstructural properties such as particle size, porosity, and tortuosity. A simulation study using a multiple particle model system and ellipsoid-like particles as an example was conducted. Results suggest that electrode structures impact transportation rates, with smaller particles limited by surface reactions and larger particles tending towards bulk-transport limited theory.
MODELLING AND SIMULATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2021)
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
Thomas Wetzel, Wolfgang G. Bessler, Marc Kamlah, Hermann Nirschl
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Si Suo, Marigrazia Moscardini, Verena Becker, Yixiang Gan, Marc Kamlah
Summary: This study improved and adapted a thermo-mechanical discrete element method to investigate the evolution of thermal conductivity and stress on the grain scale of gas-filled granular materials. The simulation results showed that the thermal conductivity dropped significantly due to plastic deformation, but this effect could be suppressed by increasing the packing factor.
Article
Instruments & Instrumentation
Alexander Martin, Juliana G. Maier, Friedemann Streich, Marc Kamlah, Kyle G. Webber
Summary: The study examined the impact of ceramic-ceramic composite structures on the electromechanical response of lead-free ferroelectrics by manipulating local electrical and mechanical fields, and separating the relative contributions of PSC mechanisms.
SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Nils Klasen, Friedemann Heinz, Angela De Rose, Torsten Roessler, Achim Kraft, Marc Kamlah
Summary: This work reports on the cracking mechanism observed on shingle solar cells in PV modules subjected to thermal cycling. Experimental investigations and structural mechanic simulations show that the cracks are limited to the joint area and occur on the rear side of the solar cells. The cracks are caused by the thermal contraction of the encapsulant.
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Raghuram Karthik Desu, Yixiang Gan, Marc Kamlah, Ratna Kumar Annabattula
Summary: The macroscopic behavior and damage of an assembly of polydisperse spherical particles were studied using a numerical model based on DEM. The analysis revealed that the initial packing fraction, damage rate, and particle size variation all influence the macroscopic stress-strain response. Experimental data showed varying crush strengths for particles of the same size.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
(2021)
