The genesis and control of microcracks in nickel-rich cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

QT Liao, SJ Guo, MY Qi, SD Zhang, PZ Ma… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the advantages of high reversible capacity and low cost, Ni-rich layered metal oxides
(NROs) are considered among the most competitive cathode materials for the next …

[HTML][HTML] Designing shape-memory-like microstructures in intercalation materials

D Zhang, AR Balakrishna - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
During the reversible insertion of ions, lattices in intercalation materials undergo structural
transformations. These lattice transformations generate misfit strains and volume changes …

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] Chemo-Mechanical Coupling Measurement of LiMn2O4 Composite Electrode during Electrochemical Cycling

H Yu, J Li, H Jiang, W Li, G Li, D Li - Batteries, 2023 - mdpi.com
Real-time monitoring of the mechanical behavior of cathode materials during the
electrochemical cycle can help obtain an in-depth understanding of the working mechanism …

Coupling Diffusion and Finite Deformation in Phase Transformation Materials

T Zhang, D Zhang, AR Balakrishna - arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.01870, 2023 - arxiv.org
We present a multiscale theoretical framework to investigate the interplay between diffusion
and finite lattice deformation in phase transformation materials. In this framework, we use the …