Capacity gain in Li-ion cells with silicon-containing electrodes
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| author | Rodrigues, Marco-Tulio F. McDaniel, Charles Trask, Stephen E. Abraham, Daniel P. |
| author_facet | Rodrigues, Marco-Tulio F. McDaniel, Charles Trask, Stephen E. Abraham, Daniel P. |
| contents | Silicon-containing lithium-ion batteries can exhibit capacity gain early in life, which makes forecasting future cell behavior difficult. We have observed these anomalous trends even in conditions where known mechanisms, such as overhang equalization and excessive electrolyte oxidation, are unlikely to be significant. Here, we combine simulations and experiments to analyze four cases that can produce increased capacity in Si cells. Three of these pathways relate to break-in processes, where improved mass and charge transport can lead to increased access to active electrode domains and decreased cell impedance. The fourth case occurs at high levels of prelithiation, when the positive electrode (PE) is completely replenished with Li+ at the end of cell discharge. We show that the commonality among these mechanisms is that the underlying transformations change the potentials experienced by electrodes at the end of half-cycles, increasing the Li+ inventory available to the cell. A quantitative framework to describe these effects is presented, enabling these ideas to be extended to other battery systems. |
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| spellingShingle | Capacity gain in Li-ion cells with silicon-containing electrodes Rodrigues, Marco-Tulio F. McDaniel, Charles Trask, Stephen E. Abraham, Daniel P. Chemical Physics Silicon-containing lithium-ion batteries can exhibit capacity gain early in life, which makes forecasting future cell behavior difficult. We have observed these anomalous trends even in conditions where known mechanisms, such as overhang equalization and excessive electrolyte oxidation, are unlikely to be significant. Here, we combine simulations and experiments to analyze four cases that can produce increased capacity in Si cells. Three of these pathways relate to break-in processes, where improved mass and charge transport can lead to increased access to active electrode domains and decreased cell impedance. The fourth case occurs at high levels of prelithiation, when the positive electrode (PE) is completely replenished with Li+ at the end of cell discharge. We show that the commonality among these mechanisms is that the underlying transformations change the potentials experienced by electrodes at the end of half-cycles, increasing the Li+ inventory available to the cell. A quantitative framework to describe these effects is presented, enabling these ideas to be extended to other battery systems. |
| title | Capacity gain in Li-ion cells with silicon-containing electrodes |
| topic | Chemical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.13478 |