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Title: Structural and Morphological Evolution of Lead Dendrites during Electrochemical Migration

Abstract

The electrochemical deposition and dissolution of lead on gold electrodes immersed in an aqueous solution of lead nitrate were studied in situ using a biasing liquid cell by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We investigate in real time the growth mechanisms of lead dendrites as deposited on the electrodes under an applied potential. TEM images reveal that lead dendrites are developed by the fast protrusion of lead branches in the electrolyte and tip splitting. And, the fast growing tip of the dendritic branch is composed of polycrystalline nanograins and it develops into a single crystalline branch eventually. This study demonstrated unique electrochemical growth of single crystal dendrites through nucleation, aggregation, alignment and attachment of randomly oriented small grains. Additionally, we found the lead concentration in the electrolyte drastically influences the morphology of dendritic formation.

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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1624670
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Scientific Reports
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; Science & technology - other topics; Batteries; Imaging techniques; Synthesis and processing

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Sun, Minghua, Liao, Hong-Gang, Niu, Kaiyang, and Zheng, Haimei. Structural and Morphological Evolution of Lead Dendrites during Electrochemical Migration. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1038/srep03227.
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Sun, Minghua, Liao, Hong-Gang, Niu, Kaiyang, & Zheng, Haimei. Structural and Morphological Evolution of Lead Dendrites during Electrochemical Migration. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03227
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Sun, Minghua, Liao, Hong-Gang, Niu, Kaiyang, and Zheng, Haimei. Fri . "Structural and Morphological Evolution of Lead Dendrites during Electrochemical Migration". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03227. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1624670.
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@article{osti_1624670,
title = {Structural and Morphological Evolution of Lead Dendrites during Electrochemical Migration},
author = {Sun, Minghua and Liao, Hong-Gang and Niu, Kaiyang and Zheng, Haimei},
abstractNote = {The electrochemical deposition and dissolution of lead on gold electrodes immersed in an aqueous solution of lead nitrate were studied in situ using a biasing liquid cell by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We investigate in real time the growth mechanisms of lead dendrites as deposited on the electrodes under an applied potential. TEM images reveal that lead dendrites are developed by the fast protrusion of lead branches in the electrolyte and tip splitting. And, the fast growing tip of the dendritic branch is composed of polycrystalline nanograins and it develops into a single crystalline branch eventually. This study demonstrated unique electrochemical growth of single crystal dendrites through nucleation, aggregation, alignment and attachment of randomly oriented small grains. Additionally, we found the lead concentration in the electrolyte drastically influences the morphology of dendritic formation.},
doi = {10.1038/srep03227},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
number = 1,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Fri Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}
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