A continuum model of deformation, transport and irreversible changes in atomic structure in amorphous lithium-silicon electrodes

Acta Materialia

Volumn 98, Issue , 2015, Pages 229-241

  Bower, Allan F ^a   Chason, Eric ^a   Guduru, Pradeep R ^a   Sheldon, Brian W ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk; Chemo mechanical processes; Diffusion; Elastic viscoplastic material; Electro mechanical processes

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; LITHIUM ALLOYS; SILICON; SILICON ALLOYS; STRESSES; YIELD STRESS;

ATOMIC-SCALE COMPUTATIONS; BULK; COMPRESSIVE YIELD STRESS; ELASTIC-VISCOPLASTIC MATERIAL; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; MECHANICAL PROCESS; THERMALLY ACTIVATED PROCESS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 84937827536     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2015.07.036     Document Type: Article

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