Chemomechanics of rechargeable batteries: status, theories, and perspectives

LS de Vasconcelos, R Xu, Z Xu, J Zhang… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chemomechanics is an old subject, yet its importance has been revived in rechargeable
batteries where the mechanical energy and damage associated with redox reactions can …

[HTML][HTML] Review on the numerical modeling of fracture in active materials for lithium ion batteries

F Pistorio, D Clerici, F Mocera, A Soma - Journal of Power Sources, 2023 - Elsevier
Lithium ion batteries are one of the most widespread energy storage systems, but they still
suffer some weak points, such as safety, limited energy density, and cycle life. The latter is …

[HTML][HTML] A coupled phase field formulation for modelling fatigue cracking in lithium-ion battery electrode particles

W Ai, B Wu, E Martínez-Pañeda - Journal of Power Sources, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrode particle cracking is one of the main phenomena driving battery capacity
degradation. Recent phase field fracture studies have investigated particle cracking …

[HTML][HTML] Cracking predictions of lithium-ion battery electrodes by X-ray computed tomography and modelling

AM Boyce, E Martínez-Pañeda, A Wade… - Journal of Power …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fracture of lithium-ion battery electrodes is found to contribute to capacity fade and reduce
the lifespan of a battery. Traditional fracture models for batteries are restricted to …

Direct observations of electrochemically induced intergranular cracking in polycrystalline NMC811 particles

HCW Parks, AM Boyce, A Wade… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Establishing the nature of crack generation, formation, and propagation is paramount to
understanding the degradation modes that govern decline in battery performance. Cracking …

A phase field model for hydrogen-assisted fatigue

A Golahmar, PK Kristensen, CF Niordson… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a new theoretical and numerical phase field-based formulation for predicting
hydrogen-assisted fatigue. The coupled deformation-diffusion-damage model presented …

[HTML][HTML] On the phase-field modeling of fully coupled chemo-mechanical deterioration and fracture in calcium leached cementitious solids

JY Wu, WX Chen - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
As it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to carry out fully coupled chemo-mechanical tests
lasting several hundreds of years, a reliable modeling approach is thus indispensable in …

Chemistry–mechanics–geometry coupling in positive electrode materials: a scale-bridging perspective for mitigating degradation in lithium-ion batteries through …

DA Santos, S Rezaei, D Zhang, Y Luo, B Lin… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite their rapid emergence as the dominant paradigm for electrochemical energy
storage, the full promise of lithium-ion batteries is yet to be fully realized, partly because of …

A cohesive phase-field fracture model for chemo-mechanical environments: Studies on degradation in battery materials

S Rezaei, JN Okoe-Amon, CA Varkey, A Asheri… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the context of computational modeling of fracture in chemo-mechanical environments,
physically-sound and strong coupling between different fields is essential. Furthermore, our …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical computation of stress intensity factor for active material particles of lithium ion batteries

F Pistorio, D Clerici, A Somà - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
The stress intensity factor is a widely used parameter in linear elastic fracture mechanics to
assess the stress field near the crack tip, and it is usually defined as the product between the …