Mechanics of Li Ion Batteries

M. Pharr, K. Zhao, X. Wang, Z. Suo, J.J. Vlassak, "Kinetics of initial lithiation of crystalline silicon electrodes of lithium-ion batteries", Nano Lett., 12(9), 5039-5047 (2012). (Download)

K.J. Zhao, M. Pharr, X. Wan, W.L Wang, E. Kaxiras, J.J. Vlassak, Z.G. Suo, "Concurrent reaction and plasticity during intitial lithiation of crystallline silicon in lithium-ion batteries", J. Electrochem. Soc. 159, A238 (2012). (Download)

K. Zhao, M. Pharr, L. Hartle, J. J. Vlassak, Z. Suo, "Fracture and debonding in lithium-ion batteries with electrodes of hollow core-shell nanostructures",  J. Power Sources 218, 6-14 (2012). (Download)

K. Zhao, W. L. Wang, J. Gregoire, M. Pharr, Z. Suo, J.J. Vlassak, E. Kaxiras, “Lithium-assisted plastic deformation of silicon electrodes in lithium-ion batteries: a first-principles theoretical study”, Nano Lett. 11(7), 2962-7 (2011). (Download)

K. Zhao, M. Pharr, S. Cai, J.J. Vlassak, Z. Suo, "Large plastic deformation in high-capacity lithium-ion batteries caused by charge and discharge", J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 1-10 (2011). (Download)

K. Zhao, M. Pharr, J.J. Vlassak, Z. Suo, "Inelastic hosts as electrodes for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries", J. Appl. Phys. 109, 016110 (2011). (Download)

K. Zhao, M. Pharr, J.J. Vlassak, Z. Suo, "Fracture of electrodes in lithium-ion batteries caused by fast charging", J. Appl. Phys. 108, 073517 (2010). (Download)

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