Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

In situ observation of thermal-driven degradation and safety concerns of lithiated graphite anode

  • Xiang Liu,
  • Liang Yin,
  • Dongsheng Ren,
  • Li Wang,
  • Yang Ren,
  • Wenqian Xu,
  • Saul Lapidus,
  • Hewu Wang,
  • Xiangming He,
  • Zonghai Chen,
  • Gui-Liang Xu,
  • Minggao Ouyang,
  • Khalil Amine

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24404-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The role of the lithiated graphite anode in battery thermal runaway failure remains under intense investigation. In this work, with multiple in situ synchrotron X-ray characterizations, the phase evolution, gas release, and lithium leaching of lithiated graphite anode are illustrated in detail.