Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5149661 | Journal of Power Sources | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Due to their high theoretical capacity compared to that of state-of-the-art graphite-based electrodes, silicon electrodes have gained much research focus for use in the development of next generation lithium-ion batteries. However, a major drawback of silicon as an electrode material is that it suffers from particle fracturing due to huge volume expansion during electrochemical cycling, thus limiting commercialization of such electrodes. Understanding the role of material microstructure in electrode degradation will be instrumental in the design of stable silicon electrodes. Here, we demonstrate the application of synchrotron-based X-ray tomographic microscopy to capture and track microstructural evolution, phase transformation and fracturing within a silicon-based electrode during electrochemical lithiation.
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Authors
Oluwadamilola O. Taiwo, Juan M. Paz-GarcÃa, Stephen A. Hall, Thomas M.M. Heenan, Donal P. Finegan, Rajmund Mokso, Pablo Villanueva-Pérez, Alessandra Patera, Daniel J.L. Brett, Paul R. Shearing,