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Lithium Dendrite Growth Control Using Local Temperature Variation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Asghar Aryanfar,
Agustín J Colussi and
Michael R. Hoffmann
Asghar Aryanfar*
Affiliation:
Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, U.S.A.
Agustín J Colussi
Affiliation:
Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, U.S.A.
Michael R. Hoffmann
Affiliation:
Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, U.S.A.
*
*Corresponding Author: aryanfar@caltech.edu
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Abstract

We have quantified lithium dendrite growth in an optically accessible symmetric Li-metal cell, charged under imposed temperatures on the electrode surface. We have found that the dendrite length measure is reduced up to 43% upon increasing anodic temperature of about 50°C. We have deduced that imposing higher temperature on the electrode surface will augment the reduction rate relative to dendritic peaks and therefore lithium holes can draw near with the sharp deposited tips. We have addressed this mechanism via fundamentals of electrochemical transport.

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morphologyLitransportation

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