EBSD-coupled indentation: nanoscale mechanics of lithium metal
<p>The fracture of ceramic solid electrolytes, driven by the plating of lithium within cracks, has been identified as one of the fundamental issues to successfully develop solid-state batteries. Understanding the mechanics of lithium at the nanoscale is therefore essential. In this work, the e...
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| description | <p>The fracture of ceramic solid electrolytes, driven by the plating of lithium within cracks, has been identified as one of the fundamental issues to successfully develop solid-state batteries. Understanding the mechanics of lithium at the nanoscale is therefore essential. In this work, the elastic and plastic properties of lithium are measured by nanoindentation within an electron microscope. Lithium metal samples are characterized by electron backscattered diffraction before and after indentation to understand the dependence of the mechanical properties on crystallographic orientation and determine the stiffness tensor components, moduli, and Poisson's ratio using a method first proposed by Vlassak and Nix. The measured stiffness tensor components are C<sub>11</sub> = 13.3, C<sub>12</sub> = 11.2, and C<sub>44</sub> = 8.8 GPa. Hardness measurements show a clear size effect with hardness in excess of 100 MPa observed for indent depths below 300 nm, which could contribute toward observed lithium filament propagation.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:396e568a-d8ec-45b7-92b7-8f34990c5d5a2023-03-13T07:01:51ZEBSD-coupled indentation: nanoscale mechanics of lithium metalJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:396e568a-d8ec-45b7-92b7-8f34990c5d5aEnglishSymplectic ElementsElsevier2022Aspinall, JArmstrong, DEJPasta, M<p>The fracture of ceramic solid electrolytes, driven by the plating of lithium within cracks, has been identified as one of the fundamental issues to successfully develop solid-state batteries. Understanding the mechanics of lithium at the nanoscale is therefore essential. In this work, the elastic and plastic properties of lithium are measured by nanoindentation within an electron microscope. Lithium metal samples are characterized by electron backscattered diffraction before and after indentation to understand the dependence of the mechanical properties on crystallographic orientation and determine the stiffness tensor components, moduli, and Poisson's ratio using a method first proposed by Vlassak and Nix. The measured stiffness tensor components are C<sub>11</sub> = 13.3, C<sub>12</sub> = 11.2, and C<sub>44</sub> = 8.8 GPa. Hardness measurements show a clear size effect with hardness in excess of 100 MPa observed for indent depths below 300 nm, which could contribute toward observed lithium filament propagation.</p> |
| spellingShingle | Aspinall, J Armstrong, DEJ Pasta, M EBSD-coupled indentation: nanoscale mechanics of lithium metal |
| title | EBSD-coupled indentation: nanoscale mechanics of lithium metal |
| title_full | EBSD-coupled indentation: nanoscale mechanics of lithium metal |
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