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In-operando high-speed tomography of lithium-ion batteries during thermal runaway

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Finegan, Donal P., Scheel, Mario, Robinson, James B., Tjaden, Bernhard, Hunt, Ian, Mason, Thomas J., Millichamp, Jason, Di Michiel, Marco, Offer, Gregory J., Hinds, Gareth, Brett, Dan J.L., Shearing, Paul R.·2015·Nature Communications

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Prevention and mitigation of thermal runaway presents one of the greatest challenges for the safe operation of lithium-ion batteries. Here, we demonstrate for the first time the application of high-speed synchrotron X-ray computed tomography and radiography, in conjunction with thermal imaging, to track the evolution of internal structural damage and thermal behaviour during initiation and propagation of thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries. This diagnostic approach is applied to commercial lithium-ion batteries (LG 18650 NMC cells), yielding insights into key degradation modes including gas-induced delamination, electrode layer collapse and propagation of structural degradation. It is envisaged that the use of these techniques will lead to major improvements in the design of Li-ion batteries and their safety features.

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Authors: Finegan, D. P., Scheel, M., Robinson, J. B., Tjaden, B., Hunt, I., Mason, T. J., Millichamp, J., Di Michiel, M., Offer, G. J., Hinds, G., Brett, D. J. L., & Shearing, P. R.
Affiliations: University College London (GB)
Synchrotron SOLEIL (FR)
Imperial College London (GB)
National Physical Laboratory (GB)
Corresponding author: Shearing, Paul R.
ORCID: Finegan, Donal P.
Scheel, Mario
Robinson, James B.
Tjaden, Bernhard
Mason, Thomas J.
Millichamp, Jason
Offer, Gregory J.
Hinds, Gareth
Brett, Dan J.L.
Shearing, Paul R.
Venue: Nature Communications
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2015-04-28
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Pages: 6924-6924
ISSN: 2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7924
PMC: PMC4423228
OpenAlex: W2066988889
Cited by: 844
References: 40
Citations by year: 2026: 130 · 2025: 108 · 2024: 109 · 2023: 87 · 2022: 77 · 2021: 69 · 2020: 69 · 2019: 53 · 2018: 54 · 2017: 42 · 2016: 34 · 2015: 12
FWCI: 48.88
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
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Licence: cc-by
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (tdm)
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (vor)
Locations: Nature Communications (publishedVersion, cc-by)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Royal Academy of Engineering
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ID15A)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/I00422X/1, 1528603)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (ST/K00171X/1)
National Physical Laboratory
Topics: Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Battery Modeling and Management
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advancements in Battery Materials
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries, thermal runaway, synchrotron X-ray tomography, high-speed radiography, infrared thermography, battery safety, NMC cells, 18650 cells, structural deterioration, degradation modes

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