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Rapid safety screening realized by accelerating rate calorimetry with lab-scale small batteries

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  • Seongjae Ko

    (The University of Tokyo)

  • Hiromi Otsuka

    (National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS))

  • Shin Kimura

    (National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS))

  • Yuta Takagi

    (The University of Tokyo)

  • Shoji Yamaguchi

    (National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS))

  • Takuya Masuda

    (National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS))

  • Atsuo Yamada

    (The University of Tokyo
    Sungkyunkwan University)

Abstract

The increasing energy density and size requirements have necessitated the establishment of reliable safety technologies for rechargeable batteries. In particular, understanding and controlling thermal runaway, an uncontrollable heat generation from continuous exothermic reactions in batteries, is essential for developing high-safety batteries. However, comprehensive safety evaluations at the full-cell level are limited by size requirements (greater than the ampere-hour scale) for performing accelerating rate calorimetry tests that can provide critical information on heat generation during thermal runaway. Further, efficient safety screening is difficult because of substantial quantities of battery materials and costly manufacturing processes. Here we designed cylindrical pouch-type small batteries (~21 mAh, ~0.1 g of cathode active materials) that are highly susceptible to heat generation, thus allowing us to perform full-cell-level accelerating rate calorimetry tests on a laboratory scale. This enables rapid safety screening and early-stage feedback for battery design, which can help accelerate the development of high-safety batteries.

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  • Seongjae Ko & Hiromi Otsuka & Shin Kimura & Yuta Takagi & Shoji Yamaguchi & Takuya Masuda & Atsuo Yamada, 2025. "Rapid safety screening realized by accelerating rate calorimetry with lab-scale small batteries," Nature Energy, Nature, vol. 10(6), pages 707-714, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natene:v:10:y:2025:i:6:d:10.1038_s41560-025-01751-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41560-025-01751-7
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