Dendrites as climbing dislocations in ceramic electrolytes: Initiation of growth
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We idealise dendrite growth in a ceramic electrolyte by climb of a thick edge dislocation. Growth of the dendrite occurs at constant chemical potential of Li+ at the dendrite tip: the free-energy to fracture and wedge open the electrolyte is provided by the flux of Li+ from the electrolyte into the dendrite tip. This free-energy is dependent on the Li+ overpotential at the dendrite tip and is thereby related to the imposed charging current density. The predicted critical current density agrees with measurements for Li/LLZO/Li symmetric cells: the critical current density decreases with increasing initial length of the dendrite and with increasing electrode/electrolyte interfacial ionic resistance. The simulations also reveal that a void on the cathode/electrolyte interface locally enhances the Li+ overpotential and significantly reduces the critical current density for the initiation of dendrite growth.
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1873-2755
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Faraday Institution (via University of Oxford) (Unknown)
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) ERC (206409)