Simulating solid electrolyte interphase formation spanning 10 <sup>8</sup> time scales with an atomically informed phase-field model
Kena Zhang, Yanzhou Ji, Qisheng Wu, Seyed Amin Nabavizadeh, Yue Qi, Long‐Qing Chen
Abstract
The solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), formed by electrolyte reduction, governs the reversibility of batteries, however the competition between Li-ion diffusion and reaction kinetics remains poorly understood.
Topics & Concepts
InterphaseElectrolyteMaterials scienceElectrochemistryPhase (matter)Chemical physicsField (mathematics)IonNanoscopic scaleNanotechnologyChemical engineeringElectrodePhysicsChemistryPhysical chemistryEngineeringMathematicsQuantum mechanicsBiologyGeneticsPure mathematicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies