Synchrotron X‐ray tomography for rechargeable battery research: fundamentals, setups and applications

F Tang, Z Wu, C Yang, M Osenberg, A Hilger… - Small …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the complicated interplay of the continuously evolving electrode materials in
their inherent 3D states during the battery operating condition is of great importance for …

Oxygen vacancy chemistry in oxide cathodes

YH Zhang, S Zhang, N Hu, Y Liu, J Ma, P Han… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Secondary batteries are a core technology for clean energy storage and conversion
systems, to reduce environmental pollution and alleviate the energy crisis. Oxide cathodes …

Ion–Dipole-Interaction-Induced Encapsulation of Free Residual Solvent for Long-Cycle Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries

M Li, H An, Y Song, Q Liu, J Wang, H Huo… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Owing to high ionic conductivity and mechanical strength, poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)
electrolytes have attracted increasing attention for solid-state lithium batteries, but highly …

Lithium halide cathodes for Li metal batteries

J Xu, TP Pollard, C Yang, NK Dandu, S Tan, J Zhou… - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
Lithium halide cathodes potentially offer a high energy density at a low cost for rechargeable
batteries. However, these cathodes suffer from quick capacity decay in organic electrolytes …

Surface chemical heterogeneous distribution in over-lithiated Li1+xCoO2 electrodes

G Sun, FD Yu, M Lu, Q Zhu, Y Jiang, Y Mao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In commercial Li-ion batteries, the internal short circuits or over-lithiation often cause
structural transformation in electrodes and may lead to safety risks. Herein, we investigate …

Revealing the Thermodynamics and Kinetics of In-Plane Disordered Li2MnO3 Structure in Li-Rich Cathodes

Y Jiang, F Yu, L Que, L Deng, Y Xia, W Ke… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Though cationic and anionic coredox endows Li-rich oxides the ability to break through the
capacity limit, the structural basis that predominates the thermodynamic and kinetic behavior …

Molecular insights into roles of dissolved organic matter in Cr (III) immobilization by coprecipitation with Fe (III) probed by STXM-ptychography and XANES …

X Xia, J Wang, Y Hu, J Liu, AI Darma, L Jin… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The coprecipitation of heavy metals (HMs) with Fe (III) in the presence of dissolved organic
matter (DOM) is a crucial process to control the mobility of HMs in the environment, but its …

The significance of detecting imperceptible physical/chemical changes/reactions in lithium-ion batteries: a perspective

H Zhao, WYA Lam, L Wang, H Xu… - Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The lifetime of Li-ion batteries (LIBs) is highly dependent on the imperceptible
physical/chemical changes/reactions that occur on/between the electrodes and electrolyte …

Ptychography at the carbon K-edge

N Mille, H Yuan, J Vijayakumar, S Stanescu… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Ptychography is a coherent diffraction imaging technique that measures diffraction patterns
at many overlapping points on a sample and then uses an algorithm to reconstruct …

Exploring the properties of disordered rocksalt battery cathode materials by advanced characterization

R Chen, CLA Leung, C Huang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cation‐disordered metal oxides as cathode materials for Li ion batteries have been
overlooked from early studies due to to the restriction of Li ion diffusion, leading to poor …