Modeling the dependence of electrolyte design on lithium-sulfur battery performance


Firtin A., YÜKSEL K., Karaseva E. V., Kuzmina E. V., Kolosnitsyn V. S., EROĞLU PALA D.

Materials Research Bulletin, cilt.180, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 180
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2024.112997
  • Dergi Adı: Materials Research Bulletin
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lithium-sulfur batteries, Electrolyte design, Electrochemical modeling, Electrolyte-to-sulfur ratio
  • Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Herein, we offer two electrochemical models, a zero-dimensional (0-D) and a one-dimensional (1-D) model, to mechanistically explore the impact of the electrolyte-to-sulfur (E/S) ratio and electrolyte properties on the discharge behavior of a lithium-sulfur (Li-S) cell. The electrochemically active area in both models is defined based on the carbon weight fraction and reference porosity, so the influence of the carbon loading and E/S ratio on the reaction kinetics is included. Mass transfer of the species must be considered to model the reliance of the discharge capacity on the current density. Instead, the 0-D model is more responsive to the influence of the E/S ratio on the discharge capacity. The effect of electrolyte properties can be modeled implicitly through model parameters. The 0-D model is less sensitive to the variance in model parameters than the 1-D model in terms of the predicted capacity.