Reaction: Freezing Electrochemical Interfaces for Robustness in Electron Microscopy

Yuan, Yifei; Lu, Jun

doi:10.1016/j.chempr.2018.09.010

Title: Reaction: Freezing Electrochemical Interfaces for Robustness in Electron Microscopy

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In this Issue of Chem, Li and Cui from Stanford University discuss the application of Cryogenicelectron microscopy (Cryo-EM) in the study of battery materials that are generally not robust enough to be explored by conventional TEM. Although Cryo-EM has been applied in structural biology for decades and enabled the atomic visualization of life’s complex machineries, surprisingly, the success of its application in beam-sensitive battery materials was reported just recently in 2017. Ever since then, the mysterious structural details of beam-sensitive battery components are being revealed with profound nanoscale and atomic scale findings. Yet, among the several related reports published within the past year, it is noted that they are currently limited to the interfacial sciences between the Li metal anode and organic liquid electrolyte, namely the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). Beyond that, we should also bear in mind the existence of many other interfacial problems plaguing the battery community by exhibiting similar electron beam-sensitive features, such as the cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI), and the interfaces in lithium-sulfur battery (Li-S) and lithium-oxygen battery (Li-O₂).

Authors:: Yuan, Yifei; Lu, Jun

Publication Date:: 2018-10-01

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

OSTI Identifier:: 1570068

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1559292

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Chem

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Chem Journal Volume: 4 Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 2451-9294

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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  title        = {Reaction: Freezing Electrochemical Interfaces for Robustness in Electron Microscopy},

  author       = {Yuan, Yifei and Lu, Jun},

  abstractNote = {In this Issue of Chem, Li and Cui from Stanford University discuss the application of Cryogenicelectron microscopy (Cryo-EM) in the study of battery materials that are generally not robust enough to be explored by conventional TEM. Although Cryo-EM has been applied in structural biology for decades and enabled the atomic visualization of life’s complex machineries, surprisingly, the success of its application in beam-sensitive battery materials was reported just recently in 2017. Ever since then, the mysterious structural details of beam-sensitive battery components are being revealed with profound nanoscale and atomic scale findings. Yet, among the several related reports published within the past year, it is noted that they are currently limited to the interfacial sciences between the Li metal anode and organic liquid electrolyte, namely the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). Beyond that, we should also bear in mind the existence of many other interfacial problems plaguing the battery community by exhibiting similar electron beam-sensitive features, such as the cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI), and the interfaces in lithium-sulfur battery (Li-S) and lithium-oxygen battery (Li-O2).},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.chempr.2018.09.010},

  journal      = {Chem},

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  volume       = 4,

  place        = {United States},

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