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The influence of stress field on Li electrodeposition in Li-metal battery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2018

Vitaliy Yurkiv*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Tara Foroozan
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Ajaykrishna Ramasubramanian
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Farzad Mashayek*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
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Address all correspondence to Vitaliy Yurkiv and Farzad Mashayek at [email protected] and [email protected]
Address all correspondence to Vitaliy Yurkiv and Farzad Mashayek at [email protected] and [email protected]
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Abstract

Lithium (Li) dendrite formation in Li-metal batteries (LMBs) remains a key obstacle preventing LMBs from their widespread application. This study focuses on the role of the stress field in the Li electrodeposits formation and growth. Coupled electrochemical and mechanical phase-field model (PFM) is used to investigate electrodeposited Li evolution under different conditions. The PFM results, using both the anisotropic elastic properties of Li and the random delivery of Li-ions through the solid electrolyte interface, show a significant local stress development indicating a direct correlation between the stress field and the origin of the undesired Li filaments initiation.

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