Journal article

Publication year: 2017

Pages: 211-216

Journal: Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volume number: 121

Issue number: 1

ISSN: 1932-7447

eISSN: 1932-7455

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b11184

Publisher: American Chemical Society

Abstract: 
Continuous destruction of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the graphite-based negative electrode during cycling operation is a significant degradation mechanism that raises safety concerns and limits the cycle life of LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ (LNMO)/graphite full-cells. Herein, we report on gassing phenomena which are typically concomitant with SEI destruction processes. Abrupt H₂ evolution is observed by differential electrochemical mass spectrometry and pressure measurements at the end of discharge. Using a lithium reference electrode reveals that the gassing, which intensifies with cycling, is caused by an increase in the anode potential. Lithium is irreversibly consumed upon SEI formation, but this loss is not compensated for by the intrinsic degradation of LNMO in the first cycle. When the potential of the anode on discharge increases above approximately 0.9 V, the SEI is instantly damaged, causing gas generation, and eventually capacity fade. We show that this (“mediator-free”) cross-talk phenomenon can be suppressed to various degrees by either using a precycled graphite electrode or an LNMO material having a higher initial irreversible capacity loss.

Harvard Citation style: Michalak, B., Berkes, B., Sommer, H., Brezesinski, T. and Janek, J. (2017) Electrochemical Cross-Talk Leading to Gas Evolution and Capacity Fade in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/Graphite Full-Cells, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121(1), pp. 211-216. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b11184

APA Citation style: Michalak, B., Berkes, B., Sommer, H., Brezesinski, T., & Janek, J. (2017). Electrochemical Cross-Talk Leading to Gas Evolution and Capacity Fade in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/Graphite Full-Cells. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(1), 211-216. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b11184