Combined influence of concentration-dependent properties, local deformation and boundary confinement on the migration of Li-ions in low-expansion electrode …

PK Koorata, S Panchal, R Fraser, M Fowler - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
In this article, a low expansion electrode particle is investigated for mechanical stresses
during lithiation with intrinsic and extrinsic factors included. The stress states are estimated …

Coupling effects of self-limiting lithiation, reaction front evolution and free volume evolution on chemical stress in amorphous wire-based electrodes

Y Li, Q Zhang, K Zhang, F Yang - Journal of Power Sources, 2020 - Elsevier
The lithiation of silicon (Si) involves the evolution of reaction front, self-limiting lithiation, and
visco-plastic deformation. During the lithiation of crystalline Si, solid-state amorphization …

[HTML][HTML] Improving predictions of amorphous-crystalline silicon interface velocity through alloying-dealloying reactions in lithium-ion battery anode particles

A Bhowmick, J Chakraborty - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
An improved mathematical model for the first lithiation of crystalline silicon is presented in
the finite deformation framework. The crystalline-amorphous silicon interface kinetics is …

Instability analysis of Li-ion battery electrode particles induced by chemomechanical growth using incremental deformation theory

A Bhowmick, J Chakraborty - International Journal of Non-Linear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Volumetric swelling due to lithiation into active battery materials is a well-known
phenomenon. A chemo-mechanical framework can suitably explain the deformations of the …

Predicting non-axisymmetric growth and facet evolution during lithiation of crystalline silicon anode particles through orientation-dependent interface reaction

A Bhowmick, J Chakraborty - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
A finite deformation modeling framework is developed to capture the experimentally
observed two-phase, non-axisymmetric growth during the first lithiation of crystalline silicon …

A mathematical model for mechanically-induced deterioration of the binder in lithium-ion electrodes

JM Foster, SJ Chapman, G Richardson… - SIAM Journal on Applied …, 2017 - SIAM
This study is concerned with modeling detrimental deformations of the binder phase within
lithium-ion batteries that occur during cell assembly and usage. A two-dimensional …

Surface effects in cylindrical anode particles: Mechanical versus electrochemical performance determined by charging condition in lithium-ion batteries

A Sengupta, J Chakraborty - Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Surface stresses, in nano-sized battery anode particles undergoing chemomechanical
interactions, have a compressive effect on diffusion-induced stresses. This, on the one hand …

[HTML][HTML] A coupled electrochemomechanical model for the cycling of a Cu15Si4-hosted silicon nanowire

KM Devine, D O'Kiely, M Vynnycky, F Silveri… - Journal of Power …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present and analyse a coupled electrochemomechanical model for the
cycling of a nanowire composed of amorphous Si coated on Cu 15 Si 4, using large …

Role of in situ electrode environments in mitigating instability-induced battery degradation

RH Yeerella, HSS Boddeda, A Sengupta… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Silicon nanowires and nanotube electrode particles are known for their high charge capacity
and good cyclability. However, since Si undergoes volumetric expansion of more than 300 …

Sharp-interface formation during lithium intercalation into silicon

E Meca, A Münch, B Wagner - European Journal of Applied …, 2018 - cambridge.org
In this study, we present a phase-field model that describes the process of intercalation of Li
ions into a layer of an amorphous solid such as amorphous silicon (a-Si). The governing …