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. 2022 Nov 19;13:7091. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33486-4

Fig. 1. Set-up and the principle of differential pressure sensing for early detection of Li-plating.

Fig. 1

a The configuration of operando pressure measurement. The stack containing a multilayer pouch cell, a metal force-distribution plate, and a pressure sensor (load cell), is clamped onto a mechanically fixed constraint. b Zoomed-in schematic of the graphite anode illustrating that Li-plating induces a higher volume/pressure change than intercalation for the same amount of charge passed. c The average interplanar lattice spacing of graphite at different lithiation stages agrees with the pressure profile of a 70 mAh NMC-graphite multilayer pouch cell. The cell was charged and discharged at 0.2 C under which Li-plating is unlikely to happen. d The differential pressure (dP/dQ) profile of the pouch cell in a full cycle. The red dashed line is the upper bound of dP/dQ during intercalation defining the Li-plating threshold. When Li-plating happens, the dP/dQ curve will penetrate the upper pink region.