Analysis on diffusion-induced stress for multi-layer spherical core-shell electrodes in Li-ion batteries

Silicon-based carbon composites are believed as promising anodes in the near future due to their outstanding specific capacity and relatively lower volume effect compared to pure silicon anodes.Herein,a multilayer spherical core-shell(M-SCS)electrode with a graphite framework prepared with Si@O-MCMB/C nanoparticles is developed,which aims to realize chemically/mechanically stability during the lithiation/delithiation process with high specific capacity.An electrochemical-/mechanical-coupling model for the M-SCS structure is established with various chemical/mechanical boundary conditions.The simulation of finite difference method(FDM)has been conducted based on the proposed coupling model,by which the diffusion-induced stress along both the radial and the circumferential directions is determined.Moreover,factors that influence the diffusion-induced stress of the M-SCS structure have been discussed and analyzed in detail.

Measurements of Characteristics of Electromagnetic Radiation Caused by Electrostatic Discharges in Metal Sphere Gap at Voltages Less than 1 kV

In this study,the characteristics of Electromagnetic(EM) radiation caused by Electrostatic Discharges(ESDs) from metal spheres charged to voltages less than 1 kV are examined experimentally.Our experimental system consists of a pair of spherical electrodes of different diameters,a 1-18 GHz-bandwidth horn antenna and a 20-GHz-bandwidth digitizing oscilloscope.Polarization,waveform duration and peaks of antenna-received voltages from the EM field radiation are measured in order to clarify the EM radiation mechanism.The ratio of the received voltages between the antenna arrangements of the field polarization parallel and perpendicular to the spark pass is 18 to 20 dB.The polarities of the antenna-received voltages are the same as those of the charge voltages across the gap.Moreover,the waveform duration and the first peaks increase with an increase in the diameters of the spherical electrodes.Consequently,we find that the polarization,waveform duration and first peaks of the EM field radiation can be explained by a dipole antenna structure,which makes the spark part of the spherical electrodes a feeding point on the straight line passing through the centres of the two spheres.