Magnetically active lithium-ion batteries towards battery performance improvement

Carlos M Costa; Karla J Merazzo; Renato Gonçalves; Charles Amos; Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez

doi:10.1016/j.isci.2021.102691

Magnetically active lithium-ion batteries towards battery performance improvement

iScience. 2021 Jun 17;24(6):102691. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102691. eCollection 2021 Jun 25.

Authors

Carlos M Costa^{1

2}, Karla J Merazzo³, Renato Gonçalves⁴, Charles Amos⁵, Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez^{3

6}

Affiliations

¹ Centre of Physics, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
² Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, 4710-053 Braga, Portugal.
³ BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
⁴ Centre of Chemistry, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
⁵ INL- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal.
⁶ IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain.

Abstract

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are currently the fastest growing segment of the global battery market, and the preferred electrochemical energy storage system for portable applications. Magnetism is one of the forces that can be applied improve performance, since the application of magnetic fields influences electrochemical reactions through variation of electrolyte properties, mass transportation, electrode kinetics, and deposits morphology. This review provides a description of the magnetic forces present in electrochemical reactions and focuses on how those forces may be taken advantage of to influence the LIBs components (electrolyte, electrodes, and active materials), improving battery performance. The different ways that magnetic forces can interact with LIBs components are discussed, as well as their influence on the electrochemical behavior. The suitable control of these forces and interactions can lead to higher performance LIBs structures and to the development of innovative concepts.

Keywords: Electromagnetic field; Energy storage; Energy systems; Magnetic property.

Publication types

Review