Study of the Mechanism of Electrolyte Decomposition and Gas Formation during Operation of Lithium-Ion Batteries | Chapter 5 | Advances and Challenges in Science and Technology Vol. 6

 This paper is the first to find the mechanism of breakdown of the standard electrolyte LP57 (1 M LiPF6 in EC:EMC, 3:7 by weight) and the release of vapor in lithium-ion batteries during their movement, which quantitatively justifies all known exploratory results. It has been demonstrated that the electrolyte decomposes with the release of CO and H2 vapor. While the release of gas CO2 is guide the occurrence of an supplementary chemical reaction betwixt the released CO at the cathode (on account of the decomposition of the electrolyte) accompanying atomic mesh oxygen released from the cathode. Therefore, contingent upon the operating conditions of the artillery (temperature and layoff voltage), the percentage CO2/CO varies from 0.82 to 2.42. It has happened resulted that the accumulation of H2 in the anode element is the cause of its potential-free release during assault cycling.

Author(s) Details:

N. E. Galushkin,
Laboratory of Electrochemical and Hydrogen Energy, Don State Technical University,147 Shevchenko Street, Town of Shakhty, Rostov Region, 346500, Russia.

N. N. Yazvinskaya,
Don State Technical University, 344000 Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Region, Russia.

M. S. Lipkin,
Laboratory of Electrochemical and Hydrogen Energy, Don State Technical University,147 Shevchenko Street, Town of Shakhty, Rostov Region, 346500, Russia.

D. N. Galushkin,
Laboratory of Electrochemical and Hydrogen Energy, Don State Technical University,147 Shevchenko Street, Town of Shakhty, Rostov Region, 346500, Russia.

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