Synchrotron X-Ray and Neutron Diffraction, Total Scattering, and Small-Angle Scattering Techniques for Rechargeable Battery Research

Ren, Yang; Zuo, Xiaobing

doi:10.1002/smtd.201800064

Synchrotron X-Ray and Neutron Diffraction, Total Scattering, and Small-Angle Scattering Techniques for Rechargeable Battery Research

Journal Article · Wed Jun 13 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Small Methods

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.201800064· OSTI ID:1558997

^[1]; Zuo, Xiaobing ^[1]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)

Synchrotron X-ray and neutron scientific facilities are the most advanced resources with a large variety of state of the art instrumentations and powerful tools for materials research. X-rays and neutrons interact with matter in different ways and offer complementary views of materials at various levels. In this article, we will focus on the techniques and applications of synchrotron X-ray and neutron diffraction, total scattering and small-angle scattering for rechargeable battery research. They all belong to the elastic scattering category and provide structure information at different length scales. Here, the diffraction method is generally used to determine the phase and precise atomistic information of crystalline materials, while the total scattering coupled with pair-distribution function analysis can probe local atomic structure of materials no matter they are well crystallized or in amorphous/liquid phases. The small-angle scattering techniques provide us with material size and shape information at nanometer scales. Advantages of synchrotron high-energy X-rays will also be presented, which is particularly suited for the pair-distribution-function studies. We will pay much attention to the technical perspectives and some experimental specifications for the best uses of these methods for battery materials research.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Scientific User Facilities Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1558997

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1454328

Journal Information:: Small Methods, Journal Name: Small Methods Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 2; ISSN 2366-9608

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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