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Zeng C, Liang J, Cui C, Zhai T, Li H. Dynamic Investigation of Battery Materials via Advanced Visualization: From Particle, Electrode to Cell Level. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2200777. [PMID: 35363408 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Li-ion batteries, the most-popular secondary battery, are typically electrochemical systems controlled by ion-insertion dynamics. The battery dynamics involve mass transport, charge transfer, ion-electron coupled reactions, electrolyte penetration, ion solvation, and interfacial evolution. However, it is difficult for the traditional electrochemical methods to capture the accurate and individual details of the dynamic processes in "black box" batteries; instead, only the net result of multi-factors on the whole scale. Recently, different advanced visualization techniques have been developed, which provide powerful tools to track and monitor the internal real-time dynamic processes, giving intuitive details and fine information at various scales from crystal lattice, single particle, electrode to cell level. Here, the recent progress on the investigation of electrochemical dynamics in battery materials are reviewed, via developed techniques across wide timescales and space-scales, including the dynamic process inside the active particle, kinetics issues at the electrode/electrolyte interface, dynamic inhomogeneity in the electrode, and dynamic transportation at the cell level. Finally, the fundamental principles to improve the battery dynamics are summarized and new technologies for future more stringent conditions are highlighted. In prospect, this review opens sight on the battery interior for a clearer, deeper, and more thorough understanding of the dynamics.
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- Cheng Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Coretti A, Scalfi L, Bacon C, Rotenberg B, Vuilleumier R, Ciccotti G, Salanne M, Bonella S. Mass-zero constrained molecular dynamics for electrode charges in simulations of electrochemical systems. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:194701. [PMID: 33687245 DOI: 10.1063/5.0007192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Classical molecular dynamics simulations have recently become a standard tool for the study of electrochemical systems. State-of-the-art approaches represent the electrodes as perfect conductors, modeling their responses to the charge distribution of electrolytes via the so-called fluctuating charge model. These fluctuating charges are additional degrees of freedom that, in a Born-Oppenheimer spirit, adapt instantaneously to changes in the environment to keep each electrode at a constant potential. Here, we show that this model can be treated in the framework of constrained molecular dynamics, leading to a symplectic and time-reversible algorithm for the evolution of all the degrees of freedom of the system. The computational cost and the accuracy of the new method are similar to current alternative implementations of the model. The advantage lies in the accuracy and long term stability guaranteed by the formal properties of the algorithm and in the possibility to systematically introduce additional kinematic conditions of arbitrary number and form. We illustrate the performance of the constrained dynamics approach by enforcing the electroneutrality of the electrodes in a simple capacitor consisting of two graphite electrodes separated by a slab of liquid water.
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- A Coretti
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Politecnico di Torino, I-10129 Torino, Italy
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Physicochimie des Électrolytes et Nanosystèmes Interfaciaux, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Physicochimie des Électrolytes et Nanosystèmes Interfaciaux, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Physicochimie des Électrolytes et Nanosystèmes Interfaciaux, F-75005 Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institute for Applied Computing "Mauro Picone" (IAC), CNR, Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Physicochimie des Électrolytes et Nanosystèmes Interfaciaux, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire (CECAM), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Schwarz K, Sundararaman R. The electrochemical interface in first-principles calculations. SURFACE SCIENCE REPORTS 2020; 75:10.1016/j.surfrep.2020.100492. [PMID: 34194128 PMCID: PMC8240516 DOI: 10.1016/j.surfrep.2020.100492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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First-principles predictions play an important role in understanding chemistry at the electrochemical interface. Electronic structure calculations are straightforward for vacuum interfaces, but do not easily account for the interfacial fields and solvation that fundamentally change the nature of electrochemical reactions. Prevalent techniques for first-principles prediction of electrochemical processes range from expensive explicit solvation using ab initio molecular dynamics, through a hierarchy of continuum solvation techniques, to neglecting solvation and interfacial field effects entirely. Currently, no single approach reliably captures all relevant effects of the electrochemical double layer in first-principles calculations. This review systematically lays out the relation between all major approaches to first-principles electrochemistry, including the key approximations and their consequences for accuracy and computational cost. Focusing on ab initio methods for thermodynamic properties of aqueous interfaces, we first outline general considerations for modeling electrochemical interfaces, including solvent and electrolyte dynamics and electrification. We then present the specifics of various explicit and implicit models of the solvent and electrolyte. Finally, we discuss the compromise between computational efficiency and accuracy, and identify key outstanding challenges and future opportunities in the wide range of techniques for first-principles electrochemistry.
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- Kathleen Schwarz
- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St., Troy, New York 12180, USA
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Jäckle M, Groß A. Influence of electric fields on metal self-diffusion barriers and its consequences on dendrite growth in batteries. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:234707. [PMID: 31864282 DOI: 10.1063/1.5133429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Based on the results of periodic density functional theory calculations, we have recently proposed that the height of self-diffusion barriers can serve as a descriptor for dendrite growth in batteries [M. Jäckle et al., Energy Environ. Sci. 11, 3400 (2018)]. However, in the determination of the self-diffusion barriers, the electrochemical environment has not been taken into account. Still, due to the presence of electrical double layers at electrode/electrolyte interfaces, strong electric fields can be present close to the interfacial region. In a first step toward including the electrochemical environment, we have calculated barriers for terrace-diffusion on lithium, magnesium, and silver surfaces and across-step self-diffusion on lithium in the presence of electric fields. Whereas the electric field effect is more pronounced on a stepped surface than on flat terraces, overall we find a negligible influence of electric fields on self-diffusion barriers which we explain by the good screening properties of metals.
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- Markus Jäckle
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University, 89069 Ulm, Germany and Helmholtz Institut Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University, 89069 Ulm, Germany and Helmholtz Institut Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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Belviso F, Claerbout VEP, Comas-Vives A, Dalal NS, Fan FR, Filippetti A, Fiorentini V, Foppa L, Franchini C, Geisler B, Ghiringhelli LM, Groß A, Hu S, Íñiguez J, Kauwe SK, Musfeldt JL, Nicolini P, Pentcheva R, Polcar T, Ren W, Ricci F, Ricci F, Sen HS, Skelton JM, Sparks TD, Stroppa A, Urru A, Vandichel M, Vavassori P, Wu H, Yang K, Zhao HJ, Puggioni D, Cortese R, Cammarata A. Viewpoint: Atomic-Scale Design Protocols toward Energy, Electronic, Catalysis, and Sensing Applications. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:14939-14980. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Florian Belviso
- Department of Control Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technicka 2, 16627 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Control Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technicka 2, 16627 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- National High Magnet Field Lab, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Laboratory for Computational Physical Sciences (MOE), State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Physics at University of Cagliari, and CNR-IOM, UOS Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, I-09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy
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- Department of Physics at University of Cagliari, and CNR-IOM, UOS Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, I-09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Vienna, Sensengasse 8, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Bologna, Bologna 40127, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE), Universität Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, Duisburg 47057, Germany
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- Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz Institut Ulm, Ulm 89069, Germany
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm 89069, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Materials Genome Institute, and International Center of Quantum and Molecular Structures, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Materials Research and Technology Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux 5, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg
- Physics and Materials Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, Rue du Brill 41, Belvaux L-4422, Luxembourg
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- Materials Science & Engineering Department, University of Utah, 122 Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department of Control Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technicka 2, 16627 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE), Universität Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, Duisburg 47057, Germany
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- Department of Control Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technicka 2, 16627 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, Materials Genome Institute, and International Center of Quantum and Molecular Structures, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Physique Theorique des Materiaux, Universite de Liege, Sart-Tilman B-4000, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Chemin des Etoiles 8, Louvain-la-Neuve B-1348, Belgium
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- Department of Control Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technicka 2, 16627 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Materials Science & Engineering Department, University of Utah, 122 Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- CNR-SPIN, Department of Physical Sciences and Chemistry, Universita degli Studi dell’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito (AQ) 67010, Italy
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- Department of Physics at University of Cagliari, and CNR-IOM, UOS Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, I-09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute, Limerick University, Limerick, Ireland
- Department of Chemistry and Material Science and Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo 02150, Finland
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- CIC nanoGUNE, San Sebastian E-20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48013, Spain
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- Laboratory for Computational Physical Sciences (MOE), State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Laboratory for Computational Physical Sciences (MOE), State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Materials Research and Technology Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux 5, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg
- Physics Department and Institute for Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701,United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze ed. 17, Palermo 90128, Italy
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- Department of Control Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technicka 2, 16627 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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