In-Situ Examination of Microstructural Changes within a Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Using Synchrotron X-ray Microtomography

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, , Citation Oluwadamilola O. Taiwo et al 2015 ECS Trans. 69 81 DOI 10.1149/06918.0081ecst

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Abstract

In this work, we use synchrotron X-ray microtomographic imaging to examine in-situ changes in a silicon / lithium half-cell before and after lithiation. We visualize volume expansion within the silicon electrode matrix and active particle fracturing as a result of the lithiation process. A change in volume fraction of silicon with respect to electrode state-of-charge was also characterized.

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10.1149/06918.0081ecst