Operando visualisation of lithium plating by ultrasound imaging of battery cells
Abstract While developing battery cells, the achievement of fast-charging capability is heavily dependent on avoiding metallic plating on the anode surface (i.e., lithium plating in lithium-ion cells). However, this objective hinges on the effectiveness of plating detection. Currently, measurement t...
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| author | David Wasylowski Heinrich Ditler Morian Sonnet Tim Falkenstein Luca Leogrande Emanuel Ronge Alexander Blömeke Andreas Würsig Florian Ringbeck Dirk Uwe Sauer |
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| description | Abstract While developing battery cells, the achievement of fast-charging capability is heavily dependent on avoiding metallic plating on the anode surface (i.e., lithium plating in lithium-ion cells). However, this objective hinges on the effectiveness of plating detection. Currently, measurement techniques are either inadequate in providing spatial, temporal, or causal information, incur high costs when employing, e.g., neutron imaging, or are lengthy due to destructive post-mortem examinations that additionally lack operando data. In this work, we demonstrate an ultrasound imaging method for operando visualization of the interior of a multi-layer pouch battery cell. Here we show that this method can non-invasively visualize the formation and stripping of lithium plating during cycling. Extensive reference electrode studies and ex-situ analysis verify the effectiveness of our method for plating detection. Ultimately, this work enables researchers and industry to significantly accelerate the development of new cell technologies and their optimized utilization. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-acd18ecaf6a348929f9232a32bed1fb32024-12-01T12:35:06ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232024-11-0115111110.1038/s41467-024-54319-6Operando visualisation of lithium plating by ultrasound imaging of battery cellsDavid Wasylowski0Heinrich Ditler1Morian Sonnet2Tim Falkenstein3Luca Leogrande4Emanuel Ronge5Alexander Blömeke6Andreas Würsig7Florian Ringbeck8Dirk Uwe Sauer9Chair for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA), RWTH Aachen UniversityChair for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA), RWTH Aachen UniversityChair for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA), RWTH Aachen UniversityChair for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA), RWTH Aachen UniversityChair for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA), RWTH Aachen UniversityBattery Systems FAB-SH, Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon TechnologyChair for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA), RWTH Aachen UniversityBattery Systems FAB-SH, Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon TechnologyChair for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA), RWTH Aachen UniversityChair for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA), RWTH Aachen UniversityAbstract While developing battery cells, the achievement of fast-charging capability is heavily dependent on avoiding metallic plating on the anode surface (i.e., lithium plating in lithium-ion cells). However, this objective hinges on the effectiveness of plating detection. Currently, measurement techniques are either inadequate in providing spatial, temporal, or causal information, incur high costs when employing, e.g., neutron imaging, or are lengthy due to destructive post-mortem examinations that additionally lack operando data. In this work, we demonstrate an ultrasound imaging method for operando visualization of the interior of a multi-layer pouch battery cell. Here we show that this method can non-invasively visualize the formation and stripping of lithium plating during cycling. Extensive reference electrode studies and ex-situ analysis verify the effectiveness of our method for plating detection. Ultimately, this work enables researchers and industry to significantly accelerate the development of new cell technologies and their optimized utilization.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54319-6 |
| spellingShingle | David Wasylowski Heinrich Ditler Morian Sonnet Tim Falkenstein Luca Leogrande Emanuel Ronge Alexander Blömeke Andreas Würsig Florian Ringbeck Dirk Uwe Sauer Operando visualisation of lithium plating by ultrasound imaging of battery cells Nature Communications |
| title | Operando visualisation of lithium plating by ultrasound imaging of battery cells |
| title_full | Operando visualisation of lithium plating by ultrasound imaging of battery cells |
| title_fullStr | Operando visualisation of lithium plating by ultrasound imaging of battery cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | Operando visualisation of lithium plating by ultrasound imaging of battery cells |
| title_short | Operando visualisation of lithium plating by ultrasound imaging of battery cells |
| title_sort | operando visualisation of lithium plating by ultrasound imaging of battery cells |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54319-6 |
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