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A LiFePO4 Based Semi-solid Lithium Slurry Battery for Energy Storage and a Preliminary Assessment of Its Fire Safety

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Semi-solid lithium slurry battery is an important development direction of lithium battery. It combines the advantages of traditional lithium-ion battery with high energy density and the flexibility and expandability of liquid flow battery, and has unique application advantages in the field of energy storage. In this study, the thermal stability of semi-solid lithium slurry battery material system was investigated for the first time employing C80 micro-calorimeter. In this new electrode material system, the heat generation of the electrolyte is the decisive factor for its thermal stability. Then, the measurement of in-situ dynamic cycle heat generation of semi-solid lithium slurry battery indicated a lower heat generation than traditional lithium-ion battery. What’s more commendable is that its electrochemical performance is basically the same as traditional lithium-ion battery. In addition, through the HPPC test, the mechanism of semi-solid lithium slurry battery cycle heat generation was explained. So, in this work, a preliminary evaluation on the safety and cycling stability of semi-solid lithium slurry battery is carried out. The electrochemical performance test affirms the application prospects of semi-solid lithium slurry battery, and the evaluation on the fire safety provides a reference for the future industrial applications of semi-solid lithium slurry battery.

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This work is supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2019YFA0705603). Dr. Qingsong Wang is supported by Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS (No. Y201768).

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    Siyuan Cheng, Yuhang Hu, Lihua Jiang, Qiangling Duan, Huahua Xiao, Jinhua Sun & Qingsong Wang

  2. Anhui Research Institute of Emergency Management, Hefei, 230061, China

    Hongbin Dang & Yibin Ding

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Cheng, S., Hu, Y., Jiang, L. et al. A LiFePO4 Based Semi-solid Lithium Slurry Battery for Energy Storage and a Preliminary Assessment of Its Fire Safety. Fire Technol 59, 1181–1197 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-022-01305-3

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