Neutron imaging of lithium concentration in LiNi0.33Mn0.33Co0.33O2 cathode

Linmin Wu, Yi Zhang, Xuehui Yang, Louis Santodonato, Hassina Bilheux, Jing Zhang

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Abstract

LiNi0.33Mn0.33Co0.33O2 (NMC) is a promising substitute for LiCoO2 because of its good thermal stability and high energy density. In this work, the lithium concentration distributions in an NMC cathode using neutron computed radiography technique at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) CG-1D Cold Neutron Imaging Facility. Samples with four different state of charge (SOC) were prepared for neutron imaging: 70% SOC, 100% SOC, 105% SOC, and 110% SOC. The neutron tomographic reconstruction of NMC cathode reveals the information of electrochemical transport and spatial Li distribution inside the cathode. The experimental results were explained by a diffusion numerical model which maps the Li concentration evolution during the electrochemical reactions. The study demonstrates that neutron imaging technique can be a very powerful tool to understand the lithium concentrations and evaluate its state of conditions, thus providing information for design of safe lithium ion batteries and estimating their lives.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)43-48
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Neutron Research
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

Funding

This research used resources at the High Flux Isotope Reactor, a DOE Office of Science User Facility operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This manuscript is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences under contract number DE-AC05-00OR22725. L. Wu acknowledges the support from the Purdue Research Foundation Doctoral Thesis Award.

Keywords

  • Neutron scattering
  • concentration
  • lithium ion battery
  • modeling
  • neutron radiography

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