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Expanded In Situ Aging Indicators for Lithium-Ion Batteries with a Blended NMC-LMO Electrode Cycled at Sub-Ambient Temperature
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemical Engineering, Applied Electrochemistry.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1321-6639
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemical Engineering, Applied Electrochemistry. Scania CV AB, SE-15187 Södertälje, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9559-0004
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemical Engineering, Applied Electrochemistry.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8532-122x
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemical Engineering, Applied Electrochemistry.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9203-9313
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2021 (English)In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, ISSN 0013-4651, E-ISSN 1945-7111, Vol. 168, no 11, p. 110530-, article id 110530Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

An important step toward safer and more reliable lithium-ion battery systems is the improvement of methods for detection and characterization of battery degradation. In this work, we develop and track aging indicators over the life of 18650-format lithium-ion batteries with a blended NMC532-LMO positive electrode and graphite negative electrode. Cells are cycled until reaching 80% of their original capacity under combinations of four cycling conditions: ambient and sub-ambient temperatures (29 degrees C and 10 degrees C) and fast and mild rates (2.7 and 1.0C). Loss of lithium inventory dominates aging for all cases, with additional loss of NMC capacity under the combination of sub-ambient temperature and mild rate. A novel, easily acquired polarization factor complements capacity fade analysis; it correlates well with impedance and galvanostatic cycle life and indicates changes in active aging processes. These processes are further revealed by differential voltage analysis (DVA) and incremental capacity analysis (ICA). New indicators and aging scenarios are evaluated for these techniques and supported by post mortem analysis. From in operando cycling data and a single, slow discharge curve, these four methods (capacity fade, polarization factor, DVA, and ICA) comprise a simple, explanatory, and non-invasive toolbox for evaluating aging in lithium-ion battery systems.

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The Electrochemical Society , 2021. Vol. 168, no 11, p. 110530-, article id 110530
Keywords [en]
Batteries-Li-ion, Energy Storage, Incremental capacity analysis, Differential voltage analysis, Polarization
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Materials Chemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-305549DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac2d17ISI: 000720104600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85120798604OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-305549DiVA, id: diva2:1617407
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Available from: 2021-12-06 Created: 2021-12-06 Last updated: 2023-05-11Bibliographically approved
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1. Tools for characterizing performance degradation in lithium-ion batteries
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2023 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
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Lithium-ion batteries have enabled vast societal changes, ranging in scale from the adoption of personal electronics to electromobility and grid-scale, renewable energy storage. However, all applications face performance fade over time, observed as losses of battery capacity and power. This gradual degradation is most often due to electrochemical aging processes inside the cell, including phenomena causing a loss of cyclable lithium (e.g., lithium plating, growth of the solid­‑electrolyte interphase or SEI), a loss of active material (e.g., particle cracking), and/or a loss of ionic or electronic conductivity. In the compiled works, many individual batteries have been aged and analyzed to better understand the conditions contributing to aging in different cell designs. The cells studied include lab-built pouch cells, commercial cylindrical cells (with electrodes LiNixMnyCo1‑x‑yO2‑LiMn2O4/C6 and LiNixCoyAl1‑x‑yO2/C6‑SiOx), and larger automotive-grade prismatic cells (LiNixMnyCo1‑x‑yO2/C6).

Complementary in situ and post mortem methods are developed, with relevance for both battery research and battery control systems. Excellent characterization can often be achieved by a combination of differential voltage and incremental capacity analyses. Obtained from a simple, slow cycle, the derivatives of the voltage profile reveal many features that can be tracked over aging. This thesis particularly develops these techniques for blended electrodes, deconvoluting the aging of individual components. Dynamic performance is resolved with a novel polarization factor, impedance spectroscopy, and tools based on current pulses/interruptions. Finally, a protocol based on nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is developed, enabling fast and direct quantification of lithium plating and SEI on harvested battery components. With such tools, we can improve how batteries are used and monitored, paving the way for efficient research and safer, more reliable batteries.

Abstract [sv]

Litiumjonbatterier har haft en stor betydelse för samhällsutvecklingen då de möjliggjort allt från bärbar elektronik till elektromobilitet och balansering av elnätet. Tyvärr tappar batterier prestanda över tid, både genom försämrad kapacitet och effekt. Den gradvisa försämringen beror främst på interna elektrokemiska processer, varav förluster av cyklingsbart litium genom plätering av litiummetall eller tillväxt av deponerade skikt av nedbrytningsmaterial, så kallat SEI-skikt, är typiska. Andra mekanismer är degradering av de elektrokemiskt aktiva materialen och/eller förluster i ledningsförmåga. Avhandlingen behandlar ett stort antal battericeller som åldrats och därefter analyserats elektrokemiskt både under och efter cyklingen. Syftet har varit att förbättra förståelsen av degradering av olika batterityper som funktion av hur de har använts. I arbetet ingår labbceller såväl som kommersiellt tillgängliga cylindriska och prismatiska celler med nickelrik cellkemi ämnade för fordons-tillämpningar.

Kompletterande in situ och post mortem metoder har utvecklas med relevans såväl för forskning som för kontrollsystem för batterier. Utförlig identifiering av åldringsprocesser är möjlig med en kombination av differentiella spännings- och kapacitetsanalyser. Derivatan av en långsam upp- eller urladdningscykel ger nyttig information om åldrings-processerna som pågår. Arbetet i den här avhandlingen syftar till att förbättra metoderna särskilt gällande elektroder med fler än en aktiv komponent. Dynamiska driftegenskaper påvisades med mätningar av polarisering och impedans, samt strömpulsmetoder. Slutligen har en metodik utvecklats för att kvantitativt bestämma förekomsten av litiumplätering och SEI i post mortem analys med kärnmagnetisk resonansspektroskopi. Med dessa metoder kan vi förbättra kontrollen av batterier för att förlänga deras livslängd, vilket gynnar såväl fortsatt forskning som en säkrare och mer tillförlitlig användning av batterier i framtiden.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2023. p. 66
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TRITA-CBH-FOU ; 2023:21
National Category
Other Chemical Engineering
Research subject
Chemical Engineering
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urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-326611 (URN)978-91-8040-577-5 (ISBN)
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2023-06-09, K1, Teknikringen 56, via Zoom: https://kth-se.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Etce6sqTstE9Y4nbFlbiRT1GFpb5apYS_f, Stockholm, 10:00 (English)
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Available from: 2023-05-11 Created: 2023-05-11 Last updated: 2023-05-26Bibliographically approved

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