A Perspective on Studying Electronic Structure of Batteries through Soft X-ray Spectroscopy

Journal Article · Sun Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.14102/j.cnki.0254-5861.2011-2677· OSTI ID:1594941

Zeng-Qing, Zhuo ^[1]; Feng, Pan ^[1]; Wan-Li, Yang ^[2]

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1. Peking Univ., Shenzhen (China). School of Advanced Materials
2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)

Understanding electronic structure is vital to enhance the battery performance. Soft X-ray spectroscopy (SXS) is one of most effective methods to provide direct probe of electronic states. Here, spectroscopic measurements of transition metal 3d and oxygen 2p states are simply reviewed. Then, we mainly focus on the perspective of the development direction of modern SXS techniques. While the true power of recently developed high efficiency mapping of resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (mRIXS) has been apparent for materials and chemistry studies. Great challenges remain for mRIXS spectroscopic interpretation, and the understanding of the battery materials on novel redox activities remains elusive.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 1594941
• Journal Information: Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, Vol. 38, Issue 12; ISSN 0254-5861
• Publisher: CNKI - China Academic Journals Electronic Publishing House Co., Ltd.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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electronic structure
soft x-ray spectroscopy
oxygen redox
O-K mRIXS