Stress evolution of thin film RuO₂ Li-ion battery electrodes

Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2020

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Main Author: Mills, Brian(Brian A.)
Other Authors: Carl Thompson and Joseph Checkelsky.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127099
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spelling mit-1721.1/1270992020-09-04T03:10:21Z Stress evolution of thin film RuO₂ Li-ion battery electrodes Mills, Brian(Brian A.) Carl Thompson and Joseph Checkelsky. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Physics. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2020 Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-39). Abstract Thin Film Li-ion batteries (TFB) are seen as a promising candidate for powering small, low power microelectronic devices as they exhibit high energy density and can operate reliably at low voltages. Currently the biggest obstacle to TFB battery development is high volume expansion and material degradation in electrodes with high theoretical Li ion capacities. Among these materials is RuO₂, which exhibits excellent capacity and great potential for use as either cathode or anode in low power electronics. In order to better understand the mechanisms that underlie mechanical failure in RuO₂, we perform the first in situ measurement of mechanical stress evolution in thin film RuO₂ electrodes. The results of these measurement reveal a very unique stress evolution pattern in RuO₂, which has not been observed or modeled in any previous experiment, exhibiting near zero stress delithiation and linear increase in stress during lithiation. These results point to a mode of failure of RuO₂ which does not occur in other materials currently being studied. by Brian Mills. S.B. S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics 2020-09-03T17:46:55Z 2020-09-03T17:46:55Z 2020 2020 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127099 1191824456 eng MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 39 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Physics.
Mills, Brian(Brian A.)
Stress evolution of thin film RuO₂ Li-ion battery electrodes
title Stress evolution of thin film RuO₂ Li-ion battery electrodes
title_full Stress evolution of thin film RuO₂ Li-ion battery electrodes
title_fullStr Stress evolution of thin film RuO₂ Li-ion battery electrodes
title_full_unstemmed Stress evolution of thin film RuO₂ Li-ion battery electrodes
title_short Stress evolution of thin film RuO₂ Li-ion battery electrodes
title_sort stress evolution of thin film ruo₂ li ion battery electrodes
topic Physics.
url https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127099
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