Hao, S;
Daemi, SR;
Heenan, TMM;
Du, W;
Tan, C;
Storm, M;
Rau, C;
... Shearing, PR; + view all
(2021)
Tracking lithium penetration in solid electrolytes in 3D by in-situ synchrotron X-ray computed tomography.
Nano Energy
, 82
, Article 105744. 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105744.
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Abstract
Solid state batteries have attracted extensive attention, but the lithium penetration through the solid electrolyte remains a critical barrier to commercialisation and is not yet fully understood. In this study, the 3D morphological evolution of cracks with deposited lithium were tracked as they penetrated through the solid electrolyte during repetitive plating. This is achieved by utilising in-situ synchrotron X-ray computed tomography with high spatial and temporal resolutions. Thin-sheet cracks were observed to penetrate the solid electrolyte without immediate short-circuiting of the cell. Changes in their width and volume were quantified. By calculating the volume of deposited lithium, it was found that the lithium was only partially filled in cracks, and its filling ratio quickly dropped from 94.95% after the 1st plating to ca. 20% after the 4th plating. The filling process was revealed through tracking the line profile of grayscale along cracks. It was found that lithium grew much more slowly than cracks, so that the cracks near the cathode side were largely hollow and the cell could continue to operate. The deposited lithium after short circuit was segmented and its distribution was visualised. DVC analysis was applied to map local high stress and strain, which aggregated along cracks and significantly increased at areas where new cracks formed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Tracking lithium penetration in solid electrolytes in 3D by in-situ synchrotron X-ray computed tomography |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105744 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105744 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Lithium dendrite, Crack, Solid electrolyte, In-situ X-ray CT, Morphology |
| 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/10119123 |
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