Identifying the limiting electrode in lithium ion batteries for extreme fast charging

Chengyu Mao, Rose E. Ruther, Jianlin Li, Zhijia Du, Ilias Belharouak

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Abstract

Lithium ion batteries that are capable of extreme fast charging (XFC) are highly desirable to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). To identify the rate limiting factors for XFC, we used both half cells and symmetric cells to investigate the fast charging behavior of the cathode and anode separately. The symmetric cells enabled accurate measurements of charge transfer at each electrode without complications from counter electrodes. The battery materials and electrode design were comparable to the state-of-the-art for EV cells. Under these conditions, the graphite anode is the rate limiting electrode for fast charging in NMC811/Graphite pouch cells. The effective N/P ratio falls below 1.0 at high charging rates, which also causes Li plating. The use of symmetric cells in this study provides new insights to identify the limiting electrode in Li-ion batteries, especially those designated for extreme fast charging applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-41
Number of pages5
JournalElectrochemistry Communications
Volume97
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2018

Funding

This research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 , was sponsored by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program and by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) (Deputy Director: David Howell; Applied Battery Research (ABR) Program Manager: Peter Faguy).

Keywords

  • Electric vehicles
  • Extreme fast charging (XFC)
  • Li-ion battery
  • NMC811
  • Ni-rich cathode
  • Symmetric cell

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