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An Accelerated Testing and Analysis Framework for Qualification of Battery Materials

Hill, Ryan Christopher [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000273303091)·Fink, Kae E. [National Laboratory of the Rockies]·Barnes, Pete [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000288601948)·Dufek, Eric J [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000348021997)·Matos II, Mario Daniel [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0009000311216229)·Pereira, Drew J. [National Laboratory of the Rockies]·Martin, Trevor R. [National Laboratory of the Rockies]·Hyde, Penny A [Idaho National Laboratory]·Chinnathambi, Karthik [Boise State University]·Carrie, Jesse Douglas [Idaho National Laboratory]·Barboza, Caitlin Ann [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000172028588)·Tague, Brittany Marie [Idaho National Laboratory]·Trask, Steve E. [Argonne National Laboratory]·Dunlop, Alison R. [Argonne National Laboratory]·Harrison, Katharine L. [National Laboratory of the Rockies]·Tanim, Tanvir R [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000218646868)
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The continuously growing demand for batteries used within automotive, aviation, and grid applications has exacerbated the need to supplement critical battery material feedstocks, such as those for anode and cathode active materials. New or supplementary material sources, however, universally comprise unique material properties that can significantly affect the lifetime and performance of resultant batteries. As such, the influence of composition, microstructure, and morphology on electrochemical performance should be characterized quickly and accurately to accelerate commercialization of new material sources. This work introduces a tiered framework to quickly assess new material viability and understand the influence of physicochemical properties on battery performance. The Tier 1 testing described here is rapid and lower-effort to quickly recognize materials with fundamental flaws and potentially disqualify them. Later testing would require more time and effort but provide higher fidelity information with a goal of validating materials for specific applications. A case study examining various commercial sources of LiFePO4 (LFP) is presented, using Tier 1 of the protocol to identify rapid electrochemical and physicochemical signals that correlate with performance and to provide early go/no-go decisions on LFP materials without the need for long-term cycling data.

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Hill, Ryan Christopher [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000273303091), Fink, Kae E. [National Laboratory of the Rockies], Barnes, Pete [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000288601948), Dufek, Eric J [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000348021997), Matos II, Mario Daniel [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0009000311216229), Pereira, Drew J. [National Laboratory of the Rockies], Martin, Trevor R. [National Laboratory of the Rockies], Hyde, Penny A [Idaho National Laboratory], Chinnathambi, Karthik [Boise State University], Carrie, Jesse Douglas [Idaho National Laboratory], Barboza, Caitlin Ann [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000172028588), Tague, Brittany Marie [Idaho National Laboratory], Trask, Steve E. [Argonne National Laboratory], Dunlop, Alison R. [Argonne National Laboratory], Harrison, Katharine L. [National Laboratory of the Rockies], Tanim, Tanvir R [Idaho National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000218646868). 2026-09-01. An Accelerated Testing and Analysis Framework for Qualification of Battery Materials. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2026.100796

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