Theory of SEI Formation in Rechargeable Batteries: Capacity Fade, Accelerated Aging and Lifetime Prediction
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Pinson, Matthew Bede
Bazant, Martin Z.
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December 2012
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Journal of The Electrochemical Society
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The Electrochemical Society
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Pinson, M. B., and M. Z. Bazant. “Theory of SEI Formation in Rechargeable Batteries: Capacity Fade, Accelerated Aging and Lifetime Prediction.” Journal of the Electrochemical Society 160.2 (2012): A243–A250. © 2012 The Electrochemical Society
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Abstract
Cycle life is critically important in applications of rechargeable batteries, but lifetime prediction is mostly based on empirical trends, rather than mathematical models. In practical lithium-ion batteries, capacity fade occurs over thousands of cycles, limited by slow electrochemical processes, such as the formation of a solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) in the negative electrode, which compete with reversible lithium intercalation. Focusing on SEI growth as the canonical degradation mechanism, we show that a simple single-particle model can accurately explain experimentally observed capacity fade in commercial cells with graphite anodes, and predict future fade based on limited accelerated aging data for short times and elevated temperatures. The theory is extended to porous electrodes, predicting that SEI growth is essentially homogeneous throughout the electrode, even at high rates. The lifetime distribution for a sample of batteries is found to be consistent with Gaussian statistics, as predicted by the single-particle model. We also extend the theory to rapidly degrading anodes, such as nanostructured silicon, which exhibit large expansion on ion intercalation. In such cases, large area changes during cycling promote SEI loss and faster SEI growth. Our simple models are able to accurately fit a variety of published experimental data for graphite and silicon anodes.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Science
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https://doi.org/10.1149/2.044302jes
