The Chemistry of Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation
In short: Lithium-ion batteries degrade primarily through the growth of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer, which consumes active materials and increases resistance during repeated cycles.
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Sources used in this film: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “A Review on Lithium-Ion Battery Separators towards Enhanced Safety Performances and Modelling Approaches”; Sandia National Laboratories, “DOE ESHB Chapter 3: Lithium-Ion Batteries”; Nature Communications, “A retrospective on lithium-ion batteries”; npj Computational Materials, “Review on modeling of the anode solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) for lithium-ion batteries”; IOP Publishing Limited, “Modelling Solvent Consumption from SEI Layer Growth in Lithium-Ion Batteries”; U.S. Department of Energy, “1924201”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Heat Generation and Degradation Mechanism of Lithium-Ion Batteries during High-Temperature Aging”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “A review of the combined effects of environmental and operational factors on lithium-ion battery performance: temperature, vibration, and charging/discharging cycles”; nature, “Effect of Temperature on the Aging rate of Li Ion Battery Operating above Room Temperature”; U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Science and Technology Information), “Microsoft Word - 4. 2020 Review1_Li-SSE-LiMO2 architecture FZ V5 Final.docx”; U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Science, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), “Robust Solid/Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Formation on Si Anodes Using Glyme-Based Electrolytes”; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, “Mitigating Calendar Aging in Si-NMC Batteries with Advanced Dual-Salt Glyme Electrolytes”.
Sources used in this film
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — A Review on Lithium-Ion Battery Separators towards Enhanced Safety Performances and Modelling Approaches · View →
- Sandia National Laboratories — DOE ESHB Chapter 3: Lithium-Ion Batteries · View →
- Nature Communications — A retrospective on lithium-ion batteries · View →
- npj Computational Materials — Review on modeling of the anode solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) for lithium-ion batteries · View →
- IOP Publishing Limited — Modelling Solvent Consumption from SEI Layer Growth in Lithium-Ion Batteries · View →
- U.S. Department of Energy — 1924201 · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Heat Generation and Degradation Mechanism of Lithium-Ion Batteries during High-Temperature Aging · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — A review of the combined effects of environmental and operational factors on lithium-ion battery performance: temperature, vibration, and charging/discharging cycles · View →
- nature — Effect of Temperature on the Aging rate of Li Ion Battery Operating above Room Temperature · View →
- U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Science and Technology Information) — Microsoft Word - 4. 2020 Review1_Li-SSE-LiMO2 architecture FZ V5 Final.docx · View →
- U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Science, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) — Robust Solid/Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Formation on Si Anodes Using Glyme-Based Electrolytes · View →
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Mitigating Calendar Aging in Si-NMC Batteries with Advanced Dual-Salt Glyme Electrolytes · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): A Review on Lithium-Ion Battery Separators towards Enhanced Safety Performances and Modelling Approaches
- Also: Sandia National Laboratories: DOE ESHB Chapter 3: Lithium-Ion Batteries
- Also: Nature Communications: A retrospective on lithium-ion batteries
- Also: npj Computational Materials: Review on modeling of the anode solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) for lithium-ion batteries
- Also: IOP Publishing Limited: Modelling Solvent Consumption from SEI Layer Growth in Lithium-Ion Batteries
- Also: U.S. Department of Energy: 1924201
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Heat Generation and Degradation Mechanism of Lithium-Ion Batteries during High-Temperature Aging
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): A review of the combined effects of environmental and operational factors on lithium-ion battery performance: temperature, vibration, and charging/discharging cycles
- Also: nature: Effect of Temperature on the Aging rate of Li Ion Battery Operating above Room Temperature
- Also: U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Science and Technology Information): Microsoft Word - 4. 2020 Review1_Li-SSE-LiMO2 architecture FZ V5 Final.docx
- Also: U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Science, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy): Robust Solid/Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Formation on Si Anodes Using Glyme-Based Electrolytes
- Also: Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Mitigating Calendar Aging in Si-NMC Batteries with Advanced Dual-Salt Glyme Electrolytes
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