To develop lithium-ion batteries with a high rate-capability and low cost, the prevention of capacity loss is one of major challenges, which needs to be tackled in the lithium-ion battery industry. During electrochemical processes, lithium ions diffuse from and insert into battery electrodes accompanied with the phase transformation, whereas ionic diffusivity and concentration are keys to the resultant battery capacity. In the current study, we compare voltage versus capacity of lithium-ion batteries at different current-rates (C-rates) discharging. Larger hysteresis and voltage fluctuations are observed in higher C-rate samples. We investigate origins of voltage fluctuations by quantifying lithium-ion intensity and distribution via a time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). The result shows that for fully discharged samples, lithium-ion intensity and distribution are not C-rate dependent, suggesting different lithium-ion insertion mechanisms at a higher C-rate discharging might be solely responsible for the observed low frequency voltage fluctuation.
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In Situ Imaging of Lithium-Ion Batteries Via the Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
Cheng-Kai ChiuHuang,
Cheng-Kai ChiuHuang
1
Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering Department,
R3311 Engineering Building 3,
Campus Box 7910, 911 Oval Drive,
e-mail: cchiuhu@ncsu.edu
Engineering Department,
North Carolina State University
,R3311 Engineering Building 3,
Campus Box 7910, 911 Oval Drive,
Raleigh, NC 27695
e-mail: cchiuhu@ncsu.edu
1Corresponding author.
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Chuanzhen Zhou,
Chuanzhen Zhou
Analytical Instrumentation Facility,
Raleigh, NC 27695
North Carolina State University
,Raleigh, NC 27695
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Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang
Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang
Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering Department,
R3311 Engineering Building 3,
Campus Box 7910, 911 Oval Drive,
Engineering Department,
North Carolina State University
,R3311 Engineering Building 3,
Campus Box 7910, 911 Oval Drive,
Raleigh, NC 27695
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Cheng-Kai ChiuHuang
Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering Department,
R3311 Engineering Building 3,
Campus Box 7910, 911 Oval Drive,
e-mail: cchiuhu@ncsu.edu
Engineering Department,
North Carolina State University
,R3311 Engineering Building 3,
Campus Box 7910, 911 Oval Drive,
Raleigh, NC 27695
e-mail: cchiuhu@ncsu.edu
Chuanzhen Zhou
Analytical Instrumentation Facility,
Raleigh, NC 27695
North Carolina State University
,Raleigh, NC 27695
Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang
Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering Department,
R3311 Engineering Building 3,
Campus Box 7910, 911 Oval Drive,
Engineering Department,
North Carolina State University
,R3311 Engineering Building 3,
Campus Box 7910, 911 Oval Drive,
Raleigh, NC 27695
1Corresponding author.
Manuscript received April 1, 2014; final manuscript received July 10, 2014; published online August 19, 2014. Assoc. Editor: Arunkumar Subramanian.
J. Nanotechnol. Eng. Med. May 2014, 5(2): 021002 (5 pages)
Published Online: August 19, 2014
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April 1, 2014
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July 10, 2014
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ChiuHuang, C., Zhou, C., and Shadow Huang, H. (August 19, 2014). "In Situ Imaging of Lithium-Ion Batteries Via the Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry." ASME. J. Nanotechnol. Eng. Med. May 2014; 5(2): 021002. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028010
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