Cohesive modeling of crack nucleation under diffusion induced stresses in a thin strip: Implications on the critical size for flaw tolerant battery electrodes

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1424-1434

  Bhandakkar, Tanmay K ^a   Gao, Huajian ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone; Diffusion induced stress; Flaw tolerance; Fracture; Intercalation deintercalation; Lithium electrodes

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE ZONES; DEINTERCALATION; DIFFUSION INDUCED STRESS; FLAW TOLERANCE; LITHIUM ELECTRODE;

CRACKS; DIFFUSION; FRACTURE; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; NUCLEATION; STRESSES;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 77949489745     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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