Tag: batteries

Presentations

MRS Fall 2023 Tutorial on ML for SSBs

Ji Qi gave a tutorial talk on “Machine Learning and High-Throughput Discovery and Design of Next Generation Electrode and Superionic Materials and Their Interfaces for SSBs” at the MRS Fall 2023! This tutorial provides an overview of how our group is using ML techniques to gain insights and discovery alkali superionic conductors, as well as the many open-source software packages that we have developed for these purposes. A recording of this talk is available on our group’s YouTube channel (and embedded above).

Publications

The intercalation chemistry of DRX-Li3V2O5 anode

Xingyu’s swansong work in the Materials Virtual Lab, “Intercalation Chemistry of the Disordered Rocksalt Li3V2O5 Anode from Cluster Expansions and Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials” has been published in Chemistry of Materials! We revisited the intercalation chemistry of the highly promising DRX-Li3V2O5 using machine learning-based computational techniques that enable much larger scale simulations. DRX Li3V2O5 is a promising anode candidate for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries because of its low voltage, high rate capability, and good cycling stability. In contrast to previous DFT studies, we show that insertion of Li primarily occurs in the tetrahedral sites and that the voltage profile depends critically on the initial Li/V disorder. MD simulations also show that DRX-Li3V2O5 has a fast Li diffusivity, which depends on the concentration of Li. We propose tuning the Li:V ratio as a means of trading off increased lithiation capacity and decreased anode voltage in this system. This work provides in-depth insights into the high-performance DRX-Li3V2O5 anode and paves the way for the discovery of other disordered anode materials. Check out the work here.

Publications

Interfacial Stability of NMC cathodes

Congrats to Hideyuki Komatsu, our visiting scientist from Nissan, on his first author work “Interfacial Stability of Layered LiNixMnyCo1−x−yO2 Cathodes with Sulfide Solid Electrolytes in All-Solid-State Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries from First-Principles Calculations” published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C! In this work, we explore the relationship between the composition of layered LiNixMnyCo1−x−yO2 (NMC) cathodes and interfacial stability in all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries. A key insight is that the broader commercial trend towards high Ni content to reduce cost leads to significantly more reactive interfaces with the Li6PS5Cl argyrodite solid electrolyte. This suggests that current efforts to reduce the Co content in cathodes may compromise potential applications in all-solid-state architectures. Nevertheless, we find that common SEI phases such as Li2CO3, surface phases such as NiO, and oxide buffer layers such as LiNbO3 can provide effective protection between NMC and LPSCl. Check out the work here.