Loading…

Safety and Quality Issues of Counterfeit Lithium-Ion Cells

Lithium-ion batteries continue to transform consumer electronics, mobility, and energy storage sectors, and the applications and demands for batteries keep growing. Supply limitations and costs may lead to counterfeit cells in the supply chain that could affect quality, safety, and reliability of ba...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:ACS energy letters 2023-06, Vol.8 (6), p.2831-2839
Main Authors: Joshi, Tapesh, Azam, Saad, Juarez-Robles, Daniel, Jeevarajan, Judith A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-a454t-346107d75b8e88065101945d66c946719af5264e717da95dcb2b18628ddf8c713
cites cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-a454t-346107d75b8e88065101945d66c946719af5264e717da95dcb2b18628ddf8c713
container_end_page 2839
container_issue 6
container_start_page 2831
container_title ACS energy letters
container_volume 8
creator Joshi, Tapesh
Azam, Saad
Juarez-Robles, Daniel
Jeevarajan, Judith A.
description Lithium-ion batteries continue to transform consumer electronics, mobility, and energy storage sectors, and the applications and demands for batteries keep growing. Supply limitations and costs may lead to counterfeit cells in the supply chain that could affect quality, safety, and reliability of batteries. Our research included studies of counterfeit and low-quality lithium-ion cells, and our observations on the differences between these and original ones, as well as the significant safety implications, are discussed. The counterfeit cells did not include internal protective devices such as the positive temperature coefficient or current interrupt devices that typically offer protection against external short circuits and overcharge conditions, respectively, in cells from original manufacturers. Poor-quality materials and lack of engineering knowledge were also evident on analyses of the electrodes and separators from low-quality manufacturers. When the low-quality cells were subjected to off-nominal conditions, they experienced high temperature, electrolyte leakage, thermal runaway, and fire. In contrast, the authentic lithium-ion cells performed as expected. Recommendations are provided to identify and avoid counterfeit and low-quality lithium-ion cells and batteries.
doi_str_mv 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c00724
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_pubme</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_10262263</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>2827255288</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-a454t-346107d75b8e88065101945d66c946719af5264e717da95dcb2b18628ddf8c713</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqFkF1LwzAUhoMoTuZ-gtJLbzqTtPmoNyLFj8FARL0OaZpuHW0yk1TYvzeyObYrORfnQN73PTkPAFcIThHE6FYqr412i02nQ5hmCkKG8xNwgTMOU44Kcnowj8DE-xWEEFFOYp2DUcYynJMcXoC7d9nosEmkqZO3QXZtnGfeD9ontklKO5igXaPbkMzbsGyHPp1Zk5S66_wlOGtk5_Vk18fg8-nxo3xJ56_Ps_Jhnsq4IqRZThFkNSMV15xDShBERU5qSlWRU4YK2RBMc80Qq2VBalXhCnGKeV03XDGUjcH9Nnc9VL2ulTbByU6sXdtLtxFWtuL4xbRLsbDfIqKiGNMsJtzsEpz9iqcF0bdexRuk0XbwAnPMMCGY8yglW6ly1nunm_0eBH8DkThiL3bso-_68JN71x_pKEBbQfSLlR2cicz-Cf0B44WUQQ</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Open Access Repository</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>2827255288</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Safety and Quality Issues of Counterfeit Lithium-Ion Cells</title><source>American Chemical Society:Jisc Collections:American Chemical Society Read &amp; Publish Agreement 2022-2024 (Reading list)</source><creator>Joshi, Tapesh ; Azam, Saad ; Juarez-Robles, Daniel ; Jeevarajan, Judith A.</creator><creatorcontrib>Joshi, Tapesh ; Azam, Saad ; Juarez-Robles, Daniel ; Jeevarajan, Judith A.</creatorcontrib><description>Lithium-ion batteries continue to transform consumer electronics, mobility, and energy storage sectors, and the applications and demands for batteries keep growing. Supply limitations and costs may lead to counterfeit cells in the supply chain that could affect quality, safety, and reliability of batteries. Our research included studies of counterfeit and low-quality lithium-ion cells, and our observations on the differences between these and original ones, as well as the significant safety implications, are discussed. The counterfeit cells did not include internal protective devices such as the positive temperature coefficient or current interrupt devices that typically offer protection against external short circuits and overcharge conditions, respectively, in cells from original manufacturers. Poor-quality materials and lack of engineering knowledge were also evident on analyses of the electrodes and separators from low-quality manufacturers. When the low-quality cells were subjected to off-nominal conditions, they experienced high temperature, electrolyte leakage, thermal runaway, and fire. In contrast, the authentic lithium-ion cells performed as expected. Recommendations are provided to identify and avoid counterfeit and low-quality lithium-ion cells and batteries.</description><identifier>ISSN: 2380-8195</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 2380-8195</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c00724</identifier><identifier>PMID: 37324540</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>United States: American Chemical Society</publisher><ispartof>ACS energy letters, 2023-06, Vol.8 (6), p.2831-2839</ispartof><rights>2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society</rights><rights>2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.</rights><rights>2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society 2023 The Authors</rights><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-a454t-346107d75b8e88065101945d66c946719af5264e717da95dcb2b18628ddf8c713</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-a454t-346107d75b8e88065101945d66c946719af5264e717da95dcb2b18628ddf8c713</cites><orcidid>0000-0003-4843-7597</orcidid></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>230,314,780,784,885,27924,27925</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37324540$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Joshi, Tapesh</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Azam, Saad</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Juarez-Robles, Daniel</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Jeevarajan, Judith A.</creatorcontrib><title>Safety and Quality Issues of Counterfeit Lithium-Ion Cells</title><title>ACS energy letters</title><addtitle>ACS Energy Lett</addtitle><description>Lithium-ion batteries continue to transform consumer electronics, mobility, and energy storage sectors, and the applications and demands for batteries keep growing. Supply limitations and costs may lead to counterfeit cells in the supply chain that could affect quality, safety, and reliability of batteries. Our research included studies of counterfeit and low-quality lithium-ion cells, and our observations on the differences between these and original ones, as well as the significant safety implications, are discussed. The counterfeit cells did not include internal protective devices such as the positive temperature coefficient or current interrupt devices that typically offer protection against external short circuits and overcharge conditions, respectively, in cells from original manufacturers. Poor-quality materials and lack of engineering knowledge were also evident on analyses of the electrodes and separators from low-quality manufacturers. When the low-quality cells were subjected to off-nominal conditions, they experienced high temperature, electrolyte leakage, thermal runaway, and fire. In contrast, the authentic lithium-ion cells performed as expected. Recommendations are provided to identify and avoid counterfeit and low-quality lithium-ion cells and batteries.</description><issn>2380-8195</issn><issn>2380-8195</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2023</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNqFkF1LwzAUhoMoTuZ-gtJLbzqTtPmoNyLFj8FARL0OaZpuHW0yk1TYvzeyObYrORfnQN73PTkPAFcIThHE6FYqr412i02nQ5hmCkKG8xNwgTMOU44Kcnowj8DE-xWEEFFOYp2DUcYynJMcXoC7d9nosEmkqZO3QXZtnGfeD9ontklKO5igXaPbkMzbsGyHPp1Zk5S66_wlOGtk5_Vk18fg8-nxo3xJ56_Ps_Jhnsq4IqRZThFkNSMV15xDShBERU5qSlWRU4YK2RBMc80Qq2VBalXhCnGKeV03XDGUjcH9Nnc9VL2ulTbByU6sXdtLtxFWtuL4xbRLsbDfIqKiGNMsJtzsEpz9iqcF0bdexRuk0XbwAnPMMCGY8yglW6ly1nunm_0eBH8DkThiL3bso-_68JN71x_pKEBbQfSLlR2cicz-Cf0B44WUQQ</recordid><startdate>20230609</startdate><enddate>20230609</enddate><creator>Joshi, Tapesh</creator><creator>Azam, Saad</creator><creator>Juarez-Robles, Daniel</creator><creator>Jeevarajan, Judith A.</creator><general>American Chemical Society</general><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7X8</scope><scope>5PM</scope><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4843-7597</orcidid></search><sort><creationdate>20230609</creationdate><title>Safety and Quality Issues of Counterfeit Lithium-Ion Cells</title><author>Joshi, Tapesh ; Azam, Saad ; Juarez-Robles, Daniel ; Jeevarajan, Judith A.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-a454t-346107d75b8e88065101945d66c946719af5264e717da95dcb2b18628ddf8c713</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2023</creationdate><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Joshi, Tapesh</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Azam, Saad</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Juarez-Robles, Daniel</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Jeevarajan, Judith A.</creatorcontrib><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><collection>PubMed Central (Full Participant titles)</collection><jtitle>ACS energy letters</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Joshi, Tapesh</au><au>Azam, Saad</au><au>Juarez-Robles, Daniel</au><au>Jeevarajan, Judith A.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Safety and Quality Issues of Counterfeit Lithium-Ion Cells</atitle><jtitle>ACS energy letters</jtitle><addtitle>ACS Energy Lett</addtitle><date>2023-06-09</date><risdate>2023</risdate><volume>8</volume><issue>6</issue><spage>2831</spage><epage>2839</epage><pages>2831-2839</pages><issn>2380-8195</issn><eissn>2380-8195</eissn><abstract>Lithium-ion batteries continue to transform consumer electronics, mobility, and energy storage sectors, and the applications and demands for batteries keep growing. Supply limitations and costs may lead to counterfeit cells in the supply chain that could affect quality, safety, and reliability of batteries. Our research included studies of counterfeit and low-quality lithium-ion cells, and our observations on the differences between these and original ones, as well as the significant safety implications, are discussed. The counterfeit cells did not include internal protective devices such as the positive temperature coefficient or current interrupt devices that typically offer protection against external short circuits and overcharge conditions, respectively, in cells from original manufacturers. Poor-quality materials and lack of engineering knowledge were also evident on analyses of the electrodes and separators from low-quality manufacturers. When the low-quality cells were subjected to off-nominal conditions, they experienced high temperature, electrolyte leakage, thermal runaway, and fire. In contrast, the authentic lithium-ion cells performed as expected. Recommendations are provided to identify and avoid counterfeit and low-quality lithium-ion cells and batteries.</abstract><cop>United States</cop><pub>American Chemical Society</pub><pmid>37324540</pmid><doi>10.1021/acsenergylett.3c00724</doi><tpages>9</tpages><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4843-7597</orcidid><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 2380-8195
ispartof ACS energy letters, 2023-06, Vol.8 (6), p.2831-2839
issn 2380-8195
2380-8195
language eng
recordid cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_10262263
source American Chemical Society:Jisc Collections:American Chemical Society Read & Publish Agreement 2022-2024 (Reading list)
title Safety and Quality Issues of Counterfeit Lithium-Ion Cells
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-08T03%3A36%3A23IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_pubme&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Safety%20and%20Quality%20Issues%20of%20Counterfeit%20Lithium-Ion%20Cells&rft.jtitle=ACS%20energy%20letters&rft.au=Joshi,%20Tapesh&rft.date=2023-06-09&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=2831&rft.epage=2839&rft.pages=2831-2839&rft.issn=2380-8195&rft.eissn=2380-8195&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c00724&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_pubme%3E2827255288%3C/proquest_pubme%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-a454t-346107d75b8e88065101945d66c946719af5264e717da95dcb2b18628ddf8c713%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2827255288&rft_id=info:pmid/37324540&rfr_iscdi=true