Abstract
The fracture of lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) particles can affect the electrochemical performance and manufacturing process of NMC electrodes. Here, we report the fracture behavior of single LiNi0.33Mn0.33Co0.33O2 (NMC111) secondary particles studied by flat punch indentation. The critical load corresponding to the fracture of NMC111 secondary particles increases with increasing particle size, while the fracture strength is unaffected by the size of the secondary particles. Particles at the first delithiation and lithiation states have significantly lower critical load and fracture strength than the pristine ones, suggesting that electrochemical cycling strongly affects the mechanical integrity of NMC111 secondary particles.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | A2749-A2751 |
| Journal | Journal of the Electrochemical Society |
| Volume | 166 |
| Issue number | 13 |
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| State | Published - 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work is supported by the National Science Foundation Award No. 1355438 and the U.S. Department of Energy Battery Materials Research (BMR) Program under Contract Number DE-EE0007787.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Electrochemical Society.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Electrochemistry
- Materials Chemistry
