Physical origin of the differential voltage minimum associated with lithium plating in Li-Ion batteries
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O'Kane, Simon EJ
Campbell, Ian D
Marzook, Mohamed WJ
Offer, Gregory J
Marinescu, Monica
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Journal Article
Abstract
The main barrier to fast charging of Li-ion batteries at low temperatures is the risk of short-circuiting due to lithium plating. In-situ detection of Li plating is highly sought after in order to develop fast charging strategies that avoid plating. It is widely believed that Li plating after a single fast charge can be detected and quantified by using a minimum in the differential voltage (DV) signal during the subsequent discharge, which indicates how much lithium has been stripped. In this work, a pseudo-2D physics-based model is used to investigate the effect on Li plating and stripping of concentration-dependent diffusion coefficients in the active electrode materials. A new modelling protocol is also proposed, in order to distinguish the effects of fast charging, slow charging and Li plating/stripping. The model predicts that the DV minimum associated with Li stripping is in fact a shifted and more abrupt version of a minimum caused by the stage II-stage III transition in the graphite negative electrode. Therefore, the minimum cannot be used to quantify stripping. Using concentration-dependent diffusion coefficients yields qualitatively different results to previous work. This knowledge casts doubt on the utility of DV analysis for detecting Li plating.
Date Issued
2020-05-18
Date Acceptance
2020-05-01
Citation
Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2020, 167 (9), pp.1-11
ISSN
0013-4651
Publisher
Electrochemical Society
Start Page
1
End Page
11
Journal / Book Title
Journal of The Electrochemical Society
Volume
167
Issue
9
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© 2020 The Author(s). Published on behalf of The Electrochemical Society by IOP Publishing Limited. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse of the work in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Electrochemistry
Materials Science, Coatings & Films
Materials Science
PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODEL
AGING MECHANISMS
TEMPERATURE
DIFFUSION
CELLS
PARAMETERIZATION
QUANTIFICATION
MICROELECTRODE
DEPOSITION
DENDRITES
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 090540
Date Publish Online
2020-05-06