Investigations on the fast capacity loss of Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have highlighted a rich
field of mechanical phenomena occurring during charging/discharging cycles, to name only …

A Li-ion battery is a system that dynamically couples electrochemistry and mechanics. The
electrochemical processes of Li insertion and extraction in the electrodes lead to a wealth of …

High-capacity electrodes in Li-ion batteries inevitably undergo a large volume deformation
originating from high diffusion-induced stresses during charging and discharging processes …

Review of selected fundamental topics on the interaction between phase transformations,
fracture, and other structural changes in inelastic materials is presented. It mostly focuses on …

Silicon (Si) is considered to be a promising next-generation anode material for lithium-ion
batteries. However, the large volume change during (de) lithiation processes causes fracture …

Thermodynamically consistent phase field theory for multivariant martensitic transformations,
which includes large strains and interface stresses, is developed. Theory is formulated in a …

Abstract Thermodynamically consistent, three-dimensional (3D) phase field approach (PFA)
for coupled multivariant martensitic transformations (PTs), including cyclic PTs, variant …

This paper aims at modelling stress-affected chemical reactions in spherical particles by
adopting the chemo-mechanical framework based on the chemical affinity tensor and …

The mechanical failure of electrodes is one of the main mechanisms of degradation in Li-ion
batteries. Many studies have been carried out on the fracture inside a single particle; …

Monitoring in real time the stress state in high capacity electrodes during charge-discharge
processes is pivotal to the performance assessment and structural optimization of advanced …