Origin and hysteresis of lithium compositional spatiodynamics within battery primary particles
- PMID: 27493180
- DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf4914
Origin and hysteresis of lithium compositional spatiodynamics within battery primary particles
Abstract
The kinetics and uniformity of ion insertion reactions at the solid-liquid interface govern the rate capability and lifetime, respectively, of electrochemical devices such as Li-ion batteries. Using an operando x-ray microscopy platform that maps the dynamics of the Li composition and insertion rate in Li(x)FePO4, we found that nanoscale spatial variations in rate and in composition control the lithiation pathway at the subparticle length scale. Specifically, spatial variations in the insertion rate constant lead to the formation of nonuniform domains, and the composition dependence of the rate constant amplifies nonuniformities during delithiation but suppresses them during lithiation, and moreover stabilizes the solid solution during lithiation. This coupling of lithium composition and surface reaction rates controls the kinetics and uniformity during electrochemical ion insertion.
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Comment in
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ANALYTICAL METHODS. A nanoview of battery operation.Science. 2016 Aug 5;353(6299):543-4. doi: 10.1126/science.aah4124. Science. 2016. PMID: 27493170 No abstract available.
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