Li-ion batteries have become a dominant power source in consumer electronics and vehicular applications. The mobile use of batteries subjects them to various mechanical loads. The mechanisms that follow a mechanical deformation and lead to damage and failure in Li-ion batteries have only been studied in recent years. This paper is a comprehensive review of advancements in experimental and compu...

To satisfy the needs of rapidly growing applications, Li-ion batteries require further significant improvements of their key properties: specific energy and power, cyclability, safety and costs. The first generation of cathode materials for Li-ion batteries based on mixed oxides with either spinel or rock-salt derivatives has already been widely commercialized, but the potential to improve the ...

Rechargeable lithium ion batteries are important energy storage devices; however, the specific energy of existing lithium ion batteries is still insufficient for many applications due to the limited specific charge capacity of the electrode materials. The recent development of sulfur/mesoporous carbon nanocomposite cathodes represents a particularly exciting advance, but in full battery cells, ...

Potassium is an earth abundant alternative to lithium for rechargeable batteries, but a critical limitation in potassium ion battery anodes is the low capacity of KC8 graphite intercalation compounds in comparison to conventional LiC6. Here we demonstrate that nitrogen doping of few-layered graphene can increase the storage capacity of potassium from a theoretical maximum of 278 mAh/g in graphi...

Sodium ion batteries (SIBs) have been considered as a promising alternative for the next generation of electric storage systems due to their similar electrochemistry to Li-ion batteries and the low cost of sodium resources. Exploring appropriate electrode materials with decent electrochemical performance is the key issue for development of sodium ion batteries. Due to the high structural stabil...

System architecture for traditional lead-acid and nickel-cadmium batteries has evolved in particular ways to meet specific application requirements. For example, valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries for telecom outside plant (OSP) are deployed in multiple parallel strings, while vented batteries in utility substations are installed as single series strings. As users in these applications ...

Lithium-ion batteries are currently the energy storage technology of choice in portable electronic devices and electric vehicles. In recent years, sodium-ion batteries have been actively restudied as a promising alternative because of the abundance of sodium resources and the high capacity cathodes available. But as graphitic carbon can not be used as anode material, as it is in lithium batteri...

With the extensive applications of lithium ion batteries, many batteries fire and explosion accidents were reported. Base on the combustion triangle theory, the combustion triangle contributions of lithium ion battery were analysed. By using C80 micro calorimeter, the thermal behavior studies on the materials show that the flammable electrolyte, oxygen generated by charged cathode and anode dec...

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are essential to portable electronic devices. Owing to the rapid development of such equipment there is an increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries with high energy density and long cycle life. For high energy density, the electrode materials in the lithium-ion batteries must possess high specific storage capacity and coulombic efficiency. Graphite and LiCo...

Pham, Huan Le M.S.M.E., Purdue University, December 2013. Health Diagnosis of Lithium-ion Battery Cell Using Vibration-based Test and Analysis. Major Professor: Dr. Douglas E. Adams, School of Mechanical Engineering. With their superior advantages of high capacity and low percentage of self-discharge, lithium-ion batteries, which are most commonly used as power sources for hand-held electronic ...