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Ganapathy, S. (author), Yu, C. (author), Van Eck, Ernst R.H. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)The development of high-performance all-solid-state batteries relies on charge transport in solid electrolytes, where transport across grain boundaries often limits their bulk conductivity. The argyrodite Li <sub>6</sub> PS <sub>5</sub> X (X = Cl, Br) solid electrolyte has a high conductivity; however, macroscopic diffusion in this material...journal article 2019
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Yu, C. (author), Hageman, J.G. (author), Ganapathy, S. (author), van Eijck, L. (author), Zhang, Long (author), Adair, Keegan R. (author), Sun, Xueliang (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)The ultrafast ionic conductivity of Li <sub>6</sub> PS <sub>5</sub> Br, which is higher than 1 mS cm <sup>-1</sup> at room temperature, makes it an attractive candidate electrolyte for the all-solid-state Li-S battery. A simple synthesis route with an easy scale up process is critical for practical applications. In this work, the highest room...journal article 2019
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Liu, M. (author), Cheng, Z. (author), Qian, K. (author), Verhallen, T.W. (author), Wang, C. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)The development of safe and high-performance Li-metal anodes is crucial to meet the demanded increase in energy density of batteries. However, severe reactivity of Li metal with typical electrolytes and dendrite formation leads to a poor cycle life and safety concerns. Therefore, it is essential to develop electrolytes that passivate the...journal article 2019
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Harks, P.P.R.M.L. (author), Verhallen, T.W. (author), George, C. (author), van den Biesen, Jan Karel (author), Liu, Q. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author), Mulder, F.M. (author)The commercial uptake of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries is undermined by their rapid performance decay and short cycle life. These problems originate from the dissolution of lithium polysulfide in liquid electrolytes, causing charge and active material to shuttle between electrodes. The dynamics of intractable polysulfide migration at...journal article 2019
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Liu, M. (author), Cheng, Z. (author), Ganapathy, S. (author), Wang, C. (author), Haverkate, Lucas A. (author), Tułodziecki, Michał (author), Unnikrishnan, Sandeep (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)In common hybrid solid electrolytes (HSEs), either the ionic conductivity of the polymer electrolyte is enhanced by the presence of a nanosized inorganic filler, which effectively decrease the glass-transition temperature, or the polymer solid electrolyte acts mostly as a flexible host for the inorganic solid electrolyte, the latter providing...journal article 2019
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- Veldhuizen, H.V. (author), Vasileiadis, A. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author), Mahon, T.R. (author), Mainali, D.P. (author), Zong, Lishuai (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Nagai, A. (author) journal article 2019
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Zhao, Chenglong (author), Liu, Lilu (author), Lu, Yaxiang (author), Wagemaker, M. (author), Chen, Liquan (author), Hu, Yong Sheng (author)Replacing the commonly used nonaqueous liquid electrolytes in rechargeable sodium batteries with polymer solid electrolytes is expected to provide new opportunities to develop safer batteries with higher energy densities. However, this poses challenges related to the interface between the Na-metal anode and polymer electrolytes. Driven by...journal article 2019
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Cunha, Daniel M. (author), Hendriks, Theodoor A. (author), Vasileiadis, A. (author), Vos, Chris M. (author), Verhallen, T.W. (author), Singh, Deepak P. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author), Huijben, Mark (author)Despite the lower gravimetric capacity, Li <sub>4</sub> Ti <sub>5</sub> O <sub>12</sub> is an important alternative to graphite anodes, owing to its excellent high temperature stability, high rate capability, and negligible volume change. Although surfaces with lithium compositions exceeding Li <sub>7</sub> Ti <sub>5</sub> O <sub>12</sub>...journal article 2019
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van Hulzen, M. (author), Ooms, F.G.B. (author), Wright, Jonathan P. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)For the development of next-generation batteries it is important to understand the structural changes in electrodes under realistic non-equilibrium conditions. With microbeam X-ray diffraction it is possible to probe many individual electrode grains concurrently under non-equilibrium conditions in realistic battery systems. This makes it...journal article 2018
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Verhallen, T.W. (author), Lv, Shasha (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)Neutron Depth Profiling (NDP) allows determination of the spatial distribution of specific isotopes, via neutron capture reactions. In a capture reaction charged particles with fixed kinetic energy are formed, where their energy loss through the material of interest can be used to provide the depth of the original isotope. As lithium-6 has a...journal article 2018
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- Li, Z. (author), Ganapathy, S. (author), Xu, Y. (author), Zhu, Quanyao (author), Chen, Wen (author), Kochetkov, Ivan (author), George, C. (author), Nazar, Linda F. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author) journal article 2018
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Lv, Shasha (author), Verhallen, T.W. (author), Vasileiadis, A. (author), Ooms, F.G.B. (author), Xu, Y. (author), Li, Z. (author), Li, Zhengcao (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)Electrical mobility demands an increase of battery energy density beyond current lithium-ion technology. A crucial bottleneck is the development of safe and reversible lithium-metal anodes, which is challenged by short circuits caused by lithium-metal dendrites and a short cycle life owing to the reactivity with electrolytes. The evolution of...journal article 2018
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de Klerk, N.J.J. (author), van der Maas, E.L. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)Molecular dynamics simulations are a powerful tool to study diffusion processes in battery electrolyte andelectrode materials. From molecular dynamics simulations, manyproperties relevant to diffusion can be obtained, including the<br/>diffusion path, amplitude of vibrations, jump rates, radial distribution functions, and collective diffusion...journal article 2018
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- de Klerk, N.J.J. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author) journal article 2018
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Yu, C. (author), Ganapathy, S. (author), Hageman, J.G. (author), van Eijck, L. (author), Van Eck, Ernst R.H. (author), Zhang, Long (author), Schwietert, T.K. (author), Basak, S. (author), Kelder, E.M. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)The high Li-ion conductivity of the argyrodite Li<sub>6</sub>PS<sub>5</sub>Cl makes it a promising solid electrolyte candidate for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries. For future application, it is essential to identify facile synthesis procedures and to relate the synthesis conditions to the solid electrolyte material performance. Here, a...journal article 2018
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Vasileiadis, A. (author), Carlsen, Brian (author), de Klerk, N.J.J. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)The main challenge of sodium-ion batteries is cycling stability, which is usually compromised due to strain induced by sodium insertion. Reliable high-voltage cathode materials are needed to compensate the generally lower operating voltages of Na-ion batteries compared to Li-ion ones. Herein, density functional theory (DFT) computations were...journal article 2018
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Yu, Y. (author), Narayan, N.S. (author), Vega Garita, V.E. (author), Popovic, J. (author), Qin, Z. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Zeman, M. (author)The past few years have seen strong growth of solar-based off-grid energy solutions such as Solar Home Systems (SHS) as a means to ameliorate the grave problem of energy poverty. Battery storage is an essential component of SHS. An accurate battery model can play a vital role in SHS design. Knowing the dynamic behaviour of the battery is...journal article 2018
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Yu, C. (author), Ganapathy, S. (author), van Eck, Ernst R H (author), Wang, H.. (author), Basak, S. (author), Li, Z. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)Solid-state batteries potentially offer increased lithium-ion battery energy density and safety as required for large-scale production of electrical vehicles. One of the key challenges toward high-performance solid-state batteries is the large impedance posed by the electrode-electrolyte interface. However, direct assessment of the lithium...journal article 2017
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Yu, C. (author), Ganapathy, S. (author), van Eck, Ernst R H (author), van Eijck, L. (author), Basak, S. (author), Liu, Yanyan (author), Zhang, Long (author), Zandbergen, H.W. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)Based on its high Li-ion conductivity, argyrodite Li6PS5Br is a promising solid electrolyte for all-solid-state batteries. However, more understanding is required on the relation between the solid electrolyte conductivity and the solid-state battery performance with the argyrodite structure, crystallinity and particle size that depend on the...journal article 2017
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Tang, Linkai (author), He, Yan Bing (author), Wang, Chao (author), Wang, Shuan (author), Wagemaker, M. (author), Li, Baohua (author), Yang, Quan Hong (author), Kang, Feiyu (author)Nanosized Li<sub>4</sub>Ti<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub> (LTO) materials enabling high rate performance suffer from a large specific surface area and low tap density lowering the cycle life and practical energy density. Microsized LTO materials have high density which generally compromises their rate capability. Aiming at combining the favorable...journal article 2017