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Understanding solid liquid interfaces at high spatial and chemical resolution is crucial for advancing electrochemical energy storage technologies, yet this remains a persistent challenge due to the lack of characterisation techniques that…
This study is concerned with modeling detrimental deformations of the binder phase within lithium-ion batteries that occur during cell assembly and usage. A two-dimensional poroviscoelastic model for the mechanical behavior of porous…
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Computational studies of electrochemical interfaces based on density-functional theory (DFT) play an increasingly important role in present research on electrochemical processes for energy conversion and storage. The homogeneous background…
Li$_x$CoO$_2$ based batteries have serious capacity degradation and safety issues when cycling at high-delithiation states but full and consistent mechanisms are still poorly understood. Herein, a global neural network potential (GNNP) is…
Passivating lithium ion battery electrode surfaces to prevent electrolyte decomposition is critical for battery operations. Recent work on conformal atomic layer deposition (ALD) coating of anodes and cathodes has shown significant…
Battery degradation is governed by complex and randomized cyclic conditions, yet existing modeling and prediction frameworks usually rely on rigid, unchanging protocols that fail to capture real-world dynamics. The stochastic electrical…
Ab initio simulations are capable of providing detailed information of material behavior at the nanoscale. Simulating experimentally relevant situations is, however, often computationally intense. Using hybrid approaches between ab initio…
We study the ring-opening decomposition of ethylene carbonate in the presence of a single lithium atom and on the surface of lithium metal. Combining accurate electronic structure theory, enhanced sampling, and machine learning, we…
Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials (MLIPs) have successfully demonstrated scaling behavior, i.e. the power-law improvement in training performance, however the emergence of novel capabilities at scale remains unexplored. We have…
Neural network potentials (NNPs) offer a powerful alternative to traditional force fields for molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Accurate and stable MD simulations, crucial for evaluating material properties, require training data…
Machine-learned interatomic potentials (MLPs) provide near density functional theory (DFT) accuracy at reduced computational cost, but their reliability depends on representative training data and often deteriorates in transition-state…
Understanding and controlling the atomistic-level reactions governing the formation of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) is crucial for the viability of next-generation solid state batteries. However, challenges persist due to…
Battery electrode surfaces are generally coated with electronically insulating solid films of thickness 1-50 nm. Both electrons and Li+ can move at the electrode-surface film interface in response to the voltage, which adds complexity to…
Li-Ion Solid-State Electrolytes (Li-SSEs) are a promising solution that resolves the critical issues of conventional Li-Ion Batteries (LIBs) such as poor ionic conductivity, interfacial instability, and dendrites growth. In this study, a…
Liquid metal batteries (LMBs) are a promising alternative for large-scale stationary energy storage for renewable applications. Using high-abundance electrode materials such as Sodium and Zinc is highly desirable due to their low cost and…