Density Functional Theory Study of Diffusion of Lithium in Li-Sn Alloys

Jianjian Shi, Zhiguo Wang, Yong Qing Fu

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    Abstract

    Diffusion of Li in LixSn alloys was investigated using a density functional theory in order to fully understand the lithiation process in these types of Li ion batteries. Variation of the calculated open circuit voltages of the LixSn alloys was found to agree well with experimental results. Diffusion coefficients of the Li in the LixSn alloys were calculated to be in the range between 6.6×10-8 cm2s-1 to 5.6×10-7 cm2s-1 at room temperature, which is within the range between 8.0×10-8 cm2s-1 to 5.9×10-7 cm2s-1 obtained from the experimental measurement.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3271-3276
    JournalJournal of Materials Science
    Volume51
    Issue number6
    Early online date14 Dec 2015
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2016

    Keywords

    • Density functional theory
    • LixSn alloys
    • Voltage
    • Diffusion
    • Molecular dynamics

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