Taiwo, OO;
Loveridge, M;
Beattie, SD;
Finegan, DP;
Bhagat, R;
Brett, DJL;
Shearing, PR;
(2017)
Investigation of cycling-induced microstructural degradation in silicon-based electrodes in lithium-ion batteries using X-ray nanotomography.
Electrochimica Acta
, 253
pp. 85-92.
10.1016/j.electacta.2017.08.161.
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Abstract
The microstructural degradation of a composite silicon electrode at different stages in its cycle life was investigated in 3D using X-ray nano-computed tomography. A reconstructed volume of 36 μm × 27 μm × 26 μm from the composite electrode was imaged in its pristine state and after 1, 10 and 100 cycles. Particle fracturing and phase transformation was observed within the electrode with increased cycling. In addition, a distinct, lower X-ray attenuating phase was clearly resolved, which can be associated with surface film formation resulting from electrolyte breakdown and with silicon particle phase transformation. Changes in quantified microstructural properties such as phase volume fraction and particle specific surface area were tracked. Electrode performance loss is associated with loss of active silicon. These imaging results further highlight the capability of high resolution X-ray tomography to investigate the role of electrode microstructure in battery degradation and failure.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Investigation of cycling-induced microstructural degradation in silicon-based electrodes in lithium-ion batteries using X-ray nanotomography |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.08.161 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.08.161 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Electrochemistry, 3D imaging, Silicon electrode, Lithium-Ion battery cycling, X-ray nano-CT, Battery degradation, FLUOROETHYLENE CARBONATE, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, ANODES, PERFORMANCE |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10037834 |
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