@article{YuKiranEhrensbergeretal.2025, author = {Yu, Qing and Kiran, Iqra and Ehrensberger, Moritz and Streck, Luiza and Roth, Thomas and Jossen, Andreas and Endisch, Christian and Lewerenz, Meinert}, title = {Assigning Calendar Aging during Open Circuit and Float Current Analysis to Anode and Cathode Aging Using Three-Electrode Cells}, volume = {172}, pages = {060523}, journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society}, number = {6}, publisher = {IOP Publishing}, address = {Bristol}, issn = {1945-7111}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ade295}, year = {2025}, abstract = {Analyzing calendar aging by float current analysis, instead of solely repeating capacity tests, gains more insights into aging. However, the underlying mechanisms of the recharge current required to keep the voltage constant are not yet fully understood. Therefore, this study performs float current and additional open circuit voltage (OCV) tests on 3-electrode cells for four different voltages at 30 °C. By monitoring the potentials of the anode and the cathode over time individually, the aging rate on both electrodes and the present capacity can be calculated based on adjusting the electrode-specific OCV curves according to the voltage slippery theory. The electrode-specific aging and the capacity prediction show high agreement among both methods and the capacity tests at the end of the experiment. As a result, the capacity loss appears linear-like and is associated with the loss of active lithium mainly due to SEI formation on the anode. Additionally, a significant cathode voltage decay is observed especially for higher cell voltage. According to the literature, this is associated with cathode lithiation where the conductive salt is decomposed by inserting active lithium into the cathode masking SEI losses. Finally, OCV and float current analysis return comparable results and support present 2-electrode evaluation approaches.}, language = {en} } @article{KiranAzzamEndischetal.2025, author = {Kiran, Iqra and Azzam, Mohamed and Endisch, Christian and Butt, Nauman Zafar and Lewerenz, Meinert}, title = {Evaluation of Calendar Aging in Cells with Graphite: Silicon Anode Using Float Current Analysis Under the Influence of Voltage Hysteresis}, volume = {172}, pages = {100529}, journal = {Journal of The Electrochemical Society}, number = {10}, publisher = {IOP Publishing}, address = {Bristol}, issn = {1945-7111}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ae0fe8}, year = {2025}, abstract = {This study investigates the calendar aging of lithium-ion batteries with graphite-silicon anodes using float current analysis. While float current analysis is already a proven method for assessing aging in cells with graphite-based anodes, the presence of silicon introduces additional complexities due to its voltage hysteresis. We address this by comparing the results for the scaling factor separately for charge and discharge. The scaling factor is initially derived from charge and discharge GITT measurements on fresh cells, including an aging-induced shift among both electrode curves. This approach enables quantification of SEI growth ISEI growth, and cathode lithiation current ICL bridging measured results for float currents with capacity loss rate. As a result, the scaling factor during charge delivered the most meaningful results regarding fitted aging currents. By extending the estimation method based on the Arrhenius equation across temperatures from 5 °C to 50 °C, our model is validated against measured float currents, improving the predictive accuracy of long-term aging trends in silicon-containing anodes. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy provided further insights into degradation mechanisms, revealing a strong correlation between cathode lithiation by salt decomposition and resistance increase at high voltages (⩾4.15 V), confirmed by pulse tests at 100\% SOC showing a sharp resistance increase at elevated voltages.}, language = {en} }