Characterising thermal runaway within lithium-ion cells by inducing and monitoring internal short circuits

• Published in: Energy & environmental science Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 1377 - 1388
• Main Authors: Finegan, Donal P, Darcy, Eric, Keyser, Matthew, Tjaden, Bernhard, Heenan, Thomas MM, Jervis, Rhodri, Bailey, Josh J, Malik, Romeo, Vo, Nghia T, Magdysyuk, Oxana V, Atwood, Robert, Drakopoulos, Michael, DiMichiel, Marco, Rack, Alexander, Hinds, Gareth, Brett, Dan JL, Shearing, Paul R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Royal Society of Chemistry 01.06.2017
• Subjects: 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; Design analysis; Devices; internal short circuit; ISC; Lithium batteries; lithium-ion battery; Propagation; Rechargeable batteries; Safety; safety response; Short circuits; Thermal runaway

Lithium-ion batteries are being used in increasingly demanding applications where safety and reliability are of utmost importance. Thermal runaway presents the greatest safety hazard, and needs to be fully understood in order to progress towards safer cell and battery designs. Here, we demonstrate t...