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Figure 2a is the voltage profile of the full cell while Figure 2b and 2c show voltage profiles corresponding to the positive and the negative electrode vs Li/Li+ couple while the full cell is cycled between 3 and 4.4 V. It can be seen that as the full cell scans between 3 and 4.4 V, the positive electrode experiences voltages between 3.65 V and 4.45 V and the negative electrode between 0.65 V and 0.05 V vs. Li/Li+ ...

The demand for high energy densities from Li-ion batteries (LIBs) is driving research towards understanding fundamental factors that limit Li- ion cell performance1. High voltage operation of cells containing a new generation of layered transition metal oxide cathodes, graphite anodes and organic carbonate electrolytes is associated with several parasitic reactions2,3. Some of these reactions consume Li - ion inventory and often result in significant impedance rise of the cell4,5,6,7. Loss of Li- ion also results in a net shift of the surface potentials of electrodes. Monitoring of voltage changes on an individual electrode in a full cell versus a reference electrode (RE) can be performed in commercial 3-electrode cell designs8,9,10,11,12,13,14. Information pertaining to voltage profiles and the impedance changes on individual electrodes promotes a deeper understanding of the fundamental degradation mechanisms of a LIB. Conventional 3-electrode cells contain Li metal as a reference electrode, which facilitates a distinct understanding of the electrochemical processes at each electrode. Li-metal in contact with the organic electrolyte undergoes spontaneous surface modification and the contribution of this surface layer on Li cannot be quantified15. Several 3-electrode configurations such as (a) T-model, (b) a micro-RE positioned coaxial to both the working and the counter electrode, (c) a coin cell with an RE at the back of the counter electrode, etc. have been proposed earlier. Most of these cell configurations have the RE positioned away from the cell sandwich, generating significant drift in the impedance data due to low conductivity of the electrolyte. It has been proven that a RE with a stable potential throughout the measurement must be stationed in the center of the sandwich to ensure reliable impedance data.
In order to address these discrepancies, we have designed a cell setup involving a fourth RE16. An ultra-thin Sn plated Cu wire is sandwiched in between the electrodes of a battery that can be electrochemically lithiated in situ to form a LixSn alloy. As Sn undergoes lithiation, the voltage of the reference wire drops and a completely lithiated wire has a potential close to 0 V vs. Li+/Li17. The lithiated composition has a potential comparable to Li metal and the metastable alloys facilitate a stable potential during the time period of the measurement. A Li metal exposed to the electrolyte is prone to electrolyte decomposition products forming surface layers. An EIS measurement to probe the impedance of individual electrodes by collecting spectra between one of the electrodes and the Li metal reference as coupled have not been reliable due to the contribution of these layers on the impedance. Although electrolyte reduction is inevitable also on the Li-Sn surface, an in situ lithiated reference wire has the following advantages: (a) no constant electrolyte decomposition products as the voltage is always above the decomposition potential of the electrolyte unless lithiated ,implying no loss of Li inventory in the system to interfacial layers; (b) layers formed during lithiation of the Sn wire are over a very small area, providing negligible contribution to the EIS data; and (c) the formed products degrade as the Sn wire loses Li and the potential of the wire increases, resulting in lithiation of fresh Sn wire during every lithiation and thus formation of very thin interfacial layers every time instead of increased thickness of these layers. Spectra recorded with these alloys as reference provide more accurate and reliable data of the electrode impedance. We conducted tests with standard 2032-type coin cells and 4-electrode RE cells to validate our design. Results from these tests and our interpretation of the data will be used as a representative result to explain the efficacy of our protocol. The 3-4.4 V cycling followed a standard protocol, which included formation cycles, aging cycles, and periodic AC impedance measurements during the cycling. The coin cell measurements provide valuable information on the parameters such as cycle life, capacity retention, AC impedance changes, etc. RE cells enable monitoring voltage changes and impedance rise on individual electrodes. Our mechanistic understanding into the capacity fade and impedance rise can provide guidelines for the development of electrolyte systems and understand contributions for capacity loss from each electrode during high-voltage cell operation.
Our cells contained Li1.03 (Ni0.5Co0.2Mn0.3)0.97O2 (denoted here as NMC532)-based positive electrodes, graphite-based negative electrodes (denoted here as Gr) and a 1.2 M solution of LiPF6 in Fluoroethylene Carbonate (FEC):Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC) (5:95 w/w) as the electrolyte. The electrodes used in this study are standard electrodes fabricated at the Cell Analysis, Modeling and Prototyping (CAMP) Facility at Argonne National Laboratory. The positive electrode consists of NMC532, conductive carbon additive (C-45) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF) binder in a weight ratio of 90:5:5 on a 20 &#181;m thick Al current collector. The negative electrode consists of graphite, mixed with C-45, and PVdF binder in a weight ratio of 92:2:6 on a 10 &#181;m thick Cu current collector. Circular discs of 5.08 cm diameter were punched from the electrode laminates and the separators were punched with a 7.62 cm die for use in fixtures with 7.62 cm inner diameter. These electrodes were dried at 120 &#176;C and the separators at 75 &#176;C in a vacuum oven for at least 12 h prior to the cell assembly. A schematic representation of the fixture design is represented in Figure 1. Large fixtures and electrodes ensure minimum inhomogeneities in current distributions per unit area, thus, providing the least distortions in the impedance spectra. The 3-4.4 V cycling followed a standard protocol, which included two formation cycles at a C/20 rate, 100 ageing cycles at a C/3 rate and two diagnostic cycles at C/20. All battery tests were conducted at 30 &#176;C. Electrochemical cycling data was measured using a battery cycler and the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is performed using a potentiostat system.

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in situ lithiated reference electrode: four electrode design for in-operando impedance spectroscopy

Extending operating voltage of Li-ion batteries results in higher energy output from these devices. High voltages, however, may trigger or accelerate multiple processes responsible for long-term performance decay. Given the complexity of physical processes occurring inside the cell, it is often challenging to achieve a full understanding of the root causes of this performance degradation. This difficulty arises in part from the fact that any electrochemical measurement of a battery will return the combined contributions of all components in the cell. Incorporation of a reference electrode can solve part of the problem, as it allows the electrochemical reactions of the cathode and the anode to be individually probed. A variation in the voltage range experienced by the cathode, for example, can indicate alterations in the pool of cyclable lithium ions in the full-cell. The structural evolution of the many interphases existing in the battery can also be monitored, by measuring the contributions of each electrode to the overall cell impedance. Such wealth of information amplifies the reach of diagnostic analysis in Li-ion batteries and provides valuable input to the optimization of individual cell components. In this work, we introduce the design of a test cell able to accommodate multiple reference electrodes, and present reference electrodes that are appropriate for each specific type of measurement, detailing the assembly process in order to maximize the accuracy of the experimental results.

Figure 2 is a representative profile of the voltages of individual electrodes with 1.2M LiPF6 in (FEC):EMC (5:95 w/w) as the electrolyte during the first and second cycles of formation. Figure 3 shows the EIS spectra of the cell after three formation cycles and at the end of the cycle life ageing protocol. The ability to re-lithiate the RE to obtain EIS data aids in precise tracking of the impedance changes in individu...

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In Situ Lithiated Reference Electrode: Four Electrode Design for In-operando Impedance Spectroscopy

The incorporation of reference electrodes in a Li-ion battery provides valuable information to elucidate degradation mechanisms at high voltages. In this article, we present a cell design that accommodates multiple reference electrodes, along with the assembly steps to assure maximum accuracy of the data obtained in electrochemical measurements.

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