Probing battery chemistry with liquid cell electron energy loss spectroscopy

Unocic, Raymond R.; Baggetto, Loic; Veith, Gabriel M.; Unocic, Kinga A.; Sacci, Robert L.; Dudney, Nancy J.; More, Karren Leslie; Aguiar, Jeffery A.

doi:10.1039/C5CC07180A

Probing battery chemistry with liquid cell electron energy loss spectroscopy

Journal Article · Tue Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 2015 · ChemComm

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC07180A· OSTI ID:1237629

Unocic, Raymond R. ^[1]; Baggetto, Loic ^[1]; Veith, Gabriel M. ^[1]; Unocic, Kinga A. ^[1]; Sacci, Robert L. ^[1]; Dudney, Nancy J. ^[1]; More, Karren Leslie ^[1]; Aguiar, Jeffery A. ^[2]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) was used to determine the chemistry and oxidation state of LiMn₂O₄ and Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ thin film battery electrodes in liquid cells for in situ scanning/transmission electron microscopy (S/TEM). Using the L2,3 white line intensity ratio method we determine the oxidation state of Mn and Ti in a liquid electrolyte solvent and discuss experimental parameters that influence measurement sensitivity.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport Center (FIRST)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1237629

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1229544

Journal Information:: ChemComm, Journal Name: ChemComm Journal Issue: 91 Vol. 51; ISSN CHCOFS; ISSN 1359-7345

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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