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 …

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 …

We present a phase field modeling framework for hydrogen assisted cracking. The model
builds upon a coupled mechanical and hydrogen diffusion response, driven by chemical …

We investigate the potential of quasi-Newton methods in facilitating convergence of
monolithic solution schemes for phase field fracture modelling. Several paradigmatic …

Electrode particle cracking is one of the main phenomena driving battery capacity
degradation. Recent phase field fracture studies have investigated particle cracking …

We present a gradient-based theoretical framework for predicting hydrogen assisted fracture
in elastic-plastic solids. The novelty of the model lies in the combination of:(i) stress-assisted …

Rechargeable batteries have a profound impact on our daily life so that it is urgent to capture
the physical and chemical fundamentals affecting the operation and lifetime. The phase-field …

Evolution of complex fracture patterns during electrochemical cycling for the polycrystalline
particulate cathode of lithium-ion batteries is found to be a primary reason towards capacity …

We present a new theoretical and numerical phase field-based formulation for predicting
hydrogen-assisted fatigue. The coupled deformation-diffusion-damage model presented …

This chapter surveys recent numerical advances in the phase field method for geometric
surface evolution and related geometric nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) …