Electrodeposition and stripping are fundamental electrochemical processes for metals and have gained importance in rechargeable Li-ion batteries due to lithium metal electrodes. The electrode kinetics associated with lithium metal electrodeposition and stripping is crucial in determining the performance at fast discharge and charge, which is important for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and electric vehicles (EV). In this work, we show the use of Marcus–Hush–Chidsey (MHC) kinetics to accurately predict the Tafel curve data from the work of Boyle et al. [ACS Energy Lett. 5(3), 701 (2020)]. We discuss the differences in predictions of reorganization energies from the Marcus–Hush and the MHC models for lithium metal electrodes in four solvents. The MHC kinetic model is implemented and open-sourced within Cantera. Using the reaction kinetic model in a pseudo-2D battery model with a lithium anode paired with a LiFePO4 cathode, we show the importance of accounting for the MHC kinetics and compare it to the use of Butler–Volmer and Marcus–Hush kinetic models. We find significant deviation in the limiting currents associated with reaction kinetics for the three different rate laws for conditions of fast charge and discharge relevant for eVTOL and EV, respectively.
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