Rate-Dependent Reversibility and Lithium Losses in Hybrid Anode-Collector Metal Electrodes

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Autores principales: Galindo, Arturo, Diaz-Sanchez, Jesus, Kumar, Sunil, Alrifai, Bouthayna, Marchetti, Andrea, Garcia, Gaston, Polop, Celia, Vasco, Enrique
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author Galindo, Arturo
Diaz-Sanchez, Jesus
Kumar, Sunil
Alrifai, Bouthayna
Marchetti, Andrea
Garcia, Gaston
Polop, Celia
Vasco, Enrique
author_facet Galindo, Arturo
Diaz-Sanchez, Jesus
Kumar, Sunil
Alrifai, Bouthayna
Marchetti, Andrea
Garcia, Gaston
Polop, Celia
Vasco, Enrique
contents Understanding how practical lithium storage capacity varies with charge-discharge rate is crucial for designing durable anode free lithium batteries. We examine the lithiation behavior of single element metal electrodes-Al (alloying), Mg (solid solution intercalation), Ag (solid solution then alloying), and Cu (surface Li plating)-to determine how their mechanisms influence reversibility, measured by coulombic efficiency. Using electrochemistry combined with depth resolved ion beam profiling, we map local coulombic efficiency across current densities and identify dominant lithium loss pathways. Ag uniquely sustains fast kinetics and high reversibility at elevated rates due to rapid formation of gamma brass-type alloy phases. In contrast, Mg and Al show increasing irreversibility from kinetically or structurally driven Li trapping, while Cu exhibits the largest losses through porous, highly reactive plated lithium. These results reveal fundamental limits of anode free systems that depend on reversible Li plating without excess lithium and underscore the importance of metal selection for stable, high rate performance.
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spellingShingle Rate-Dependent Reversibility and Lithium Losses in Hybrid Anode-Collector Metal Electrodes
Galindo, Arturo
Diaz-Sanchez, Jesus
Kumar, Sunil
Alrifai, Bouthayna
Marchetti, Andrea
Garcia, Gaston
Polop, Celia
Vasco, Enrique
Materials Science
Applied Physics
Understanding how practical lithium storage capacity varies with charge-discharge rate is crucial for designing durable anode free lithium batteries. We examine the lithiation behavior of single element metal electrodes-Al (alloying), Mg (solid solution intercalation), Ag (solid solution then alloying), and Cu (surface Li plating)-to determine how their mechanisms influence reversibility, measured by coulombic efficiency. Using electrochemistry combined with depth resolved ion beam profiling, we map local coulombic efficiency across current densities and identify dominant lithium loss pathways. Ag uniquely sustains fast kinetics and high reversibility at elevated rates due to rapid formation of gamma brass-type alloy phases. In contrast, Mg and Al show increasing irreversibility from kinetically or structurally driven Li trapping, while Cu exhibits the largest losses through porous, highly reactive plated lithium. These results reveal fundamental limits of anode free systems that depend on reversible Li plating without excess lithium and underscore the importance of metal selection for stable, high rate performance.
title Rate-Dependent Reversibility and Lithium Losses in Hybrid Anode-Collector Metal Electrodes
topic Materials Science
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.13117