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Extending the Performance Limit of Anodes: Insights from Diffusion Kinetics of Alloying Anodes

Choi, Y-S; Scanlon, DO; Lee, J-C; (2021) Extending the Performance Limit of Anodes: Insights from Diffusion Kinetics of Alloying Anodes. Advanced Energy Materials , 11 (27) 10.1002/aenm.202003078. Green open access

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Abstract

Alloying anodes have long attracted attention as promising candidate electrodes for application in grid‐level energy storage systems owing to their high energy capacity. Alloying anode‐based batteries, however, remain far from practical applications, which require several issues affecting cell performance to be addressed. The large volumetric expansion of anodes and associated phenomena that occur during battery cycling are the main reasons for the poor electrochemical performance of alloying anodes. These electrochemical behaviors of alloying anodes originate from the reactions between the unreacted anode material and inflowing carrier ions. Thus, the diffusion kinetics play a key role in determining the electrochemical properties of alloying anodes. Recent advances in analytical instruments and atomic simulations offer new approaches for interpreting anode performance. Beginning with a brief historical background, this review presents an overview of the origin of diffusion kinetics and how this concept has been extended to alloying anodes. Accordingly, the relationship between the diffusion kinetics and electrochemical performance of alloying anodes is discussed, combined with efficient strategies that can be adopted to improve electrochemical properties. Finally, a design overview of next‐generation alloying anodes that can extend the batteries’ performance limit is proposed.

Type: Article
Title: Extending the Performance Limit of Anodes: Insights from Diffusion Kinetics of Alloying Anodes
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202003078
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202003078
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
Keywords: alloying anodes, anisotropic swelling, diffusion kinetics, rechargeable batteries, self-limiting diffusion
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10119086
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