TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiscale Simulation Platform Linking Lithium Ion Battery Electrode Fabrication Process with Performance at the Cell Level
AU - Ngandjong, Alain C.
AU - Rucci, Alexis
AU - Maiza, Mariem
AU - Shukla, Garima
AU - Vazquez-Arenas, Jorge
AU - Franco, Alejandro A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American Chemical Society.
PY - 2017/12/7
Y1 - 2017/12/7
N2 - A novel multiscale modeling platform is proposed to demonstrate the importance of particle assembly during battery electrode fabrication by showing its effect on battery performance. For the first time, a discretized three-dimensional (3D) electrode resulting from the simulation of its fabrication has been incorporated within a 3D continuum performance model. The study used LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 as active material, and the effect of changes of electrode formulation is explored for three cases, namely 85:15, 90:10, and 95:5 ratios between active material and carbon-binder domains. Coarse-grained molecular dynamics is used to simulate the electrode fabrication. The resulting electrode mesostructure is characterized in terms of active material surface coverage by the carbon-binder domains and porosity. The trends observed are nonintuitive, indicating a high degree of complexity of the system. These structures are subsequently implemented into a 3D continuum model which displays distinct discharge behaviors for the three cases. The study offers a method for developing a coherent theoretical understanding of electrode fabrication that can help optimize battery performance.
AB - A novel multiscale modeling platform is proposed to demonstrate the importance of particle assembly during battery electrode fabrication by showing its effect on battery performance. For the first time, a discretized three-dimensional (3D) electrode resulting from the simulation of its fabrication has been incorporated within a 3D continuum performance model. The study used LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 as active material, and the effect of changes of electrode formulation is explored for three cases, namely 85:15, 90:10, and 95:5 ratios between active material and carbon-binder domains. Coarse-grained molecular dynamics is used to simulate the electrode fabrication. The resulting electrode mesostructure is characterized in terms of active material surface coverage by the carbon-binder domains and porosity. The trends observed are nonintuitive, indicating a high degree of complexity of the system. These structures are subsequently implemented into a 3D continuum model which displays distinct discharge behaviors for the three cases. The study offers a method for developing a coherent theoretical understanding of electrode fabrication that can help optimize battery performance.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02647
DO - 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02647
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 29144139
AN - SCOPUS:85037715564
SN - 1948-7185
VL - 8
SP - 5966
EP - 5972
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
IS - 23
ER -