(Invited) Impedance Analysis Using Equivalent Circuits with Transmission Line Model for Reaction Distribution in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell and Li-Ion Battery

Author(s):  
Baichuan Liu ◽  
Kayci Prugue ◽  
Mojdeh Nikpour ◽  
Kristopher Ward ◽  
Brian A Mazzeo ◽  
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Abstract Heterogeneity of MacMullin number within battery electrodes is a key metric affecting cell performance. To characterize this heterogeneity, an aperture probe was developed. This probe, coupled with a newly developed transmission-line model, allows for measurements of tortuosity, represented by the MacMullin number, on millimeter length scales. Local MacMullin number values of seven electrodes were measured, and the ionic resistance profiles of these electrodes are given through contour maps of the MacMullin number. The method is validated by comparing the average MacMullin number to the value obtained through other measurement methods. The results show significant local MacMullin number variation in such electrodes on a millimeter length scale. This method will allow battery manufacturers and researchers to better quantify sources of heterogeneity and improve electrode quality.


2007 ◽  
Vol 164 (1) ◽  
pp. 415-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Itagaki ◽  
Satoshi Suzuki ◽  
Isao Shitanda ◽  
Kunihiro Watanabe ◽  
Hiroshi Nakazawa

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