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¹Department of Applied Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Computational Physics

Background:

Energy storage materials, like those in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), rely on electrochemical processes involving ion insertion/extraction and electron flow.
The fundamental mechanisms governing material behavior during these electrochemical processes remain largely unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the mechanisms of electrochemically driven solid-state amorphization in lithium-silicon (Li-Si) systems.
To provide a fundamental explanation for the differing effects of lithium insertion on semiconductors, insulators, and metals.

Main Methods:

In situ lithiation experiments.
Large-scale ab initio molecular dynamics simulations.

Main Results:

Identified local electron-rich conditions as the governing factor in electrochemically driven solid-state amorphization of Li-Si alloys.
Established a correlation between electrochemical reactions, ion insertion, electron transfer, lattice stability, and phase equilibrium.

Conclusions:

The study elucidates the fundamental physics and chemistry behind lithium insertion into Li-Si systems.
This work explains why lithium insertion leads to amorphization in semiconductors/insulators but crystalline alloys in metals.