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The investigation on degeneration mechanism and thermal stability of graphite negative electrode in lithium ion batteries from electric logistics vehicles

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In the new energy vehicle field, the lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are widely used as energy storage devices. In this paper, the decay characteristics and thermal stability of LIBs’ negative electrode with capacity retention rate (CRR) 60–100% were studied. The lithium content and polarization impedance of the negative electrode were analyzed by constant current charge/discharge test, the inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrometer test and impedance test. The result reveals that the capacity loss caused by the active lithium loss mainly occurs before 80% CRR, and the deterioration of kinetic performance is the main reason for capacity loss of negative electrode with 80–60% CRR. Surface composition, structure changes, and thermal stability of the negative electrode were analyzed by scanning electron microscope, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and differential scanning calorimetry. The results show that the SEI film becomes more inorganic and its conductivity of lithium ions decreases as the capacity retention rate declines, which have an important effect on the kinetic performance of negative electrode. The thermal stability of the negative electrode also decreased significantly because of the loose secondary SEI film formation at elevated temperature.

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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 51572024).

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  1. School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 College, Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China

    Zhen Wang & Jianling Li

  2. State Key Laboratory of Operation and Control of Renewable Energy & Storage Systems, China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing, 100192, China

    Kangkang Wang & Fei Gao

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Wang, Z., Wang, K., Gao, F. et al. The investigation on degeneration mechanism and thermal stability of graphite negative electrode in lithium ion batteries from electric logistics vehicles. Ionics 27, 85–95 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-020-03804-1

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