In-operando deformation studies on the mechano-electrochemical mechanism in free-standing MWCNTs/V 2 O 5 lithium ion battery electrode

Zhuo Wang, Huiyu Huang, Li Zeng, Yuncheng Wang, Liang Lv, Cuiying Dai*, Weiguo Mao, Xi Chen, Daining Fang

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Abstract

Free-standing MWCNTs/V 2 O 5 nanobelts composite architecture electrodes for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are prepared based on hydrothermal method, electrostatic self-assembly approach and vacuum filtration deposition technique. Such kind of nanoarchitecture enhances the electrochemical kinetics and structural stability of V 2 O 5 cathodes. The distribution and evolution features of plane strains in free-standing MWCNTs/V 2 O 5 cathodes surface are in-operando monitored by using digital image correlation method and systematically discussed. The strain results show that the evolution of strain against potential obeys general Arrhenius relation under galvanostatic charge-discharge cycling. Considering the effect of lithium ion concentration, the elastic modulus of 20 wt% MWCNTs/V 2 O 5 electrode is confirmed via nanoindentation. The evolutions of average plane stresses in the free-standing MWCNTs/V 2 O 5 electrodes, as well as the contributions of mechanical and electrochemical components, are evaluated and discussed by mechano-electrochemical constitutive equation during electrochemical process. The analytical methods used in this article are universal for revealing the electrode mechano-electrochemical failure mechanism in LIBs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)101-115
Number of pages15
JournalElectrochimica Acta
Volume305
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 May 2019

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotube
  • Digital image correlation
  • Lithium ion battery
  • Mechano-electrochemical coupling
  • Vanadium pentoxide

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