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Title: Revealing electrolyte oxidation via carbonate dehydrogenation on Ni-based oxides in Li-ion batteries by in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Energy & Environmental Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EE02543J · OSTI ID:1575298
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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
  2. Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA, Department of Applied Chemistry
  3. Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA, Research Laboratory of Electronics
  5. Department of Material Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
  6. Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
  7. BMW Group, 80788 München, Germany
  8. Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA, Department of Mathematics

Carbonate oxidation via dehydrogenation on LiNi 0.8 Co 0.1 Mn 0.1 O 2 at voltages as low as 3.8 V Li was revealed by in situ FT-IR measurements.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1575298
Journal Information:
Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 13; ISSN EESNBY; ISSN 1754-5692
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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