Nondestructive High-Sensitivity Detections of Metallic Lithium Deposited on a Battery Anode Using Muonic X-rays
- 16 June 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Analytical Chemistry
- Vol. 92 (12), 8194-8200
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00370
Abstract
Metallic Li deposited on the anode is known to induce short circuiting and degradation of the charge capacity of Li-ion batteries. However, no reliable technique is currently available to observe such Li metal without removing the case of the battery. An elemental analysis using muonic X-rays is proposed here because of its unique properties of nondestructive measurement, high sensitivity to light elements, and depth resolution. We demonstrated that this technique can be applied to detection of Li deposited on the surface of an anode containing Li ions, using a fully charged anode with Li deposited due to overcharge in an Al-laminated plastic pouch. The basis for the detection method is the difference in the atomic Coulomb capture ratio of the negative muons between the Li metal and ions. We have found, as a result, that the intensity of the muonic X-rays from metallic Li was approximately 50 times higher than that from Li ions. Consequently, the Li metal on the anode was clearly distinguishable from the intercalated Li ions in the anode. Furthermore, measurements of two overcharged anodes with 1.3 and 2.7 mg of metallic Li deposition, respectively, indicated that this technique is suitable for quantitative analysis. Distribution analysis is also possible, as shown by a preliminary observation on an overcharged anode from the back side. Therefore, this technique offers a new approach to the analysis of Li deposited on the anode of a Li-ion pouch battery.This publication has 39 references indexed in Scilit:
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