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Multilayer Composite Electrodes for Simultaneously Improved Mechanical and Electrochemical Performance.

Bo Nie¹, Ta-Wei Wang¹, Seok Woo Lee¹

¹The Harold & Inge Marcus Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.

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Researchers developed nacre-inspired structural battery electrodes using cold sintering. These multilayer composites offer superior mechanical toughness and electrochemical performance for electric vehicles and aircraft.

Keywords:

composite digital image correlation mechanical properties multilayer electrodes structural batteries

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Area of Science:

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Electrochemistry
Mechanical Engineering

Background:

Structural batteries integrate energy storage into vehicle frameworks, enabling multifunctional designs.
Current limitations include balancing mechanical robustness with electrochemical performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop nacre-inspired multilayer composite electrodes for structural batteries.
To enhance both mechanical and electrochemical properties through a layered architecture and cold sintering process.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of multilayer composite electrodes using the cold sintering process (CSP).
Characterization of mechanical properties including material toughness and ultimate strength.
Electrochemical performance testing (specific and areal capacity).
Full-field strain mapping using digital image correlation (DIC) to understand strengthening mechanisms.

Main Results:

The nacre-inspired electrodes achieved a material toughness of 0.635 MJ m^-3, nine times greater than conventional electrodes.
Maintained ultimate strength with significantly enhanced toughness.
Achieved a reversible specific capacity of 177 mAh g^-1 and areal capacity of 22 mAh cm^-2 at high mass loading.
Identified optimal soft-layer thickness for balanced performance.

Conclusions:

The CSP-fabricated multilayer composite electrodes offer a promising approach for structural batteries.
The nacre-inspired design successfully integrates high mechanical toughness and electrochemical performance.
This technology has the potential to advance energy storage solutions for electric vehicles and aircraft.