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Zhaotong Hu^1,2, Panyu Gao², Shunlong Ju²

¹Centre for Hydrogenergy, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

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We developed a novel Stress-Neutralized Silicon-Sulfur (Si-S) battery design that overcomes silicon electrode volume expansion issues. This cell design achieves high energy density and long-term stability for advanced batteries.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Battery Technology

Background:

Lithium-ion batteries with silicon anodes suffer from volume fluctuations during cycling, causing stress and failure.
Current research primarily addresses material-level issues, neglecting cell design strategies for silicon anodes.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a Stress-Neutralized Silicon-Sulfur (Si-S) full cell design.
To implement dynamic volume compensation for mitigating stress and maximizing active material utilization in Si-S batteries.

Main Methods:

Leveraging natural volume change dynamics of silicon and sulfur electrodes.
Employing a dynamic volume compensation strategy with real-time stress monitoring and structural optimization.
Systematic implementation and quantitative analysis of the Si-S full cell design.

Main Results:

Achieved high specific energy (525 Wh/kg) and capacity (1.24 Ah).
Demonstrated long cycling stability over 500 cycles.
Attained a large areal current density of 25.12 mA/cm².

Conclusions:

The Stress-Neutralized Si-S cell design effectively mitigates residual stresses and heterogeneity.
This approach enhances natural stress compensation, optimizing electrode behavior for high-performance solid-state batteries.