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In situ visualizing the interplay between the separator and potassium dendrite growth by synchrotron X-ray tomography

Ni, Ling
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Osenberg, Markus
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Liu, Haijun
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May 1, 2021
Nano Energy

Rechargeable potassium (K) batteries are a promising next-generation technology for low-cost grid scale energy storage applications. Nevertheless, the undesirable interfacial instabilities originating from the interplay between the employed separators and electrodes largely compromise the battery?s performance, and the underlying mechanism of which remains elusive. Herein, the interfacial stability between three types of commercial separators (Celgard 2325, Celgard 2400 and GF/D) and the K electrodeposits is investigated in K|K symmetric cells via in-situ Synchrotron X-ray tomography technique. It is demonstrated that the cell built with a Celgard 2400 separator can achieve a stable cycling performance due to its high mechanical strength and integrity along the thickness direction, thus alleviating the K dendrites growth. In contrast, a GF/D membrane of low mechanical cohesion and excessive porosity is found to be easily deformed and filled with deciduous potassium dendritic aggregates during battery cycling. Similarly, the tri-layer Celgard 2325 separators, which are weakly bonded by interlaminar forces, are found to be severely delaminated by the overgrowth of K dendrites. Furthermore, it is revealed that the delamination failure behaviors of Celgard 2325 is driven by the local stress induced by the spatially and heterogeneously formed "dead" K dendrites. Our work provides direct visualization of morphological evolvement of the separators in presence of potassium dendrites in K|K symmetric cells and highlights the significance of mechanical cohesion, porosity distribution and mechanical integrity of separators in dictating the battery?s performance under realistic battery operation conditions. As a result, these discoveries provide an indepth understanding that is needed to design next-generation high performance separators to mitigate the formation of potassium dendrite in KMBs.

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DOI
10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105841
Web of Science ID

WOS:000640479700001

Author(s)
Ni, Ling
Osenberg, Markus
Liu, Haijun
Andre, Hilger
Chen, Libao
Zhou, Dong
Dong, Kang
Arlt, Tobias
Yao, Xiayin
Wang, Xiaogang
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Date Issued

2021-05-01

Publisher

ELSEVIER

Published in
Nano Energy
Volume

83

Article Number

105841

Subjects

Chemistry, Physical

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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Physics, Applied

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Chemistry

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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Materials Science

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Physics

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potassium metal anode

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synchrotron x-ray tomography

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high mechanical separator

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bulky potassium deposition

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