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Title: Methods for operando coherent X-ray diffraction of battery materials at the Advanced Photon Source

Abstract

Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging has become valuable for visualization of the structural, morphological and strain evolution of crystals in operando electrode materials. As the electrode material particles (either in a single-crystal form or an aggregation form of single crystals) are evenly dispersed and randomly oriented in the electrode laminate, the submicrometer-sized coherent X-ray beam can be used to probe the local properties of electrode material crystals using two approaches. Coherent multi-crystal diffraction provides collective structural information of phase transitions in tens of crystals simultaneously as well as the individual behavior from single crystals, which are oriented at the Bragg condition in the X-ray illumination volume. Bragg coherent diffractive imaging enables one to monitor the evolution of the morphology and strain in individual crystals. This work explores and highlights the Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction measurements of battery electrode materials in operando conditions at the 34-ID-C beamline at the Advanced Photon Source. The experiment is demonstrated with NaNi1/3Fe1/3Mn1/3O2, a sodium-ion cathode material loaded in a half cell. Furthermore, the paper will discuss, in detail, the beamline setup, sample mounting and handling, alignment strategies and the data acquisition protocols.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  2. Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai (People's Republic of China); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1494301
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online); Journal Volume: 26; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1600-5775
Publisher:
International Union of Crystallography
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; coherent multi-crystal diffraction; Bragg coherent diffractive imaging; in operando characterization of battery materials; experimental protocols

Citation Formats

Li, Luxi, Xie, Yingying, Maxey, Evan, and Harder, Ross. Methods for operando coherent X-ray diffraction of battery materials at the Advanced Photon Source. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1107/S1600577518016697.
Li, Luxi, Xie, Yingying, Maxey, Evan, & Harder, Ross. Methods for operando coherent X-ray diffraction of battery materials at the Advanced Photon Source. United States. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577518016697
Li, Luxi, Xie, Yingying, Maxey, Evan, and Harder, Ross. Tue . "Methods for operando coherent X-ray diffraction of battery materials at the Advanced Photon Source". United States. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577518016697. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1494301.
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abstractNote = {Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging has become valuable for visualization of the structural, morphological and strain evolution of crystals in operando electrode materials. As the electrode material particles (either in a single-crystal form or an aggregation form of single crystals) are evenly dispersed and randomly oriented in the electrode laminate, the submicrometer-sized coherent X-ray beam can be used to probe the local properties of electrode material crystals using two approaches. Coherent multi-crystal diffraction provides collective structural information of phase transitions in tens of crystals simultaneously as well as the individual behavior from single crystals, which are oriented at the Bragg condition in the X-ray illumination volume. Bragg coherent diffractive imaging enables one to monitor the evolution of the morphology and strain in individual crystals. This work explores and highlights the Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction measurements of battery electrode materials in operando conditions at the 34-ID-C beamline at the Advanced Photon Source. The experiment is demonstrated with NaNi1/3Fe1/3Mn1/3O2, a sodium-ion cathode material loaded in a half cell. Furthermore, the paper will discuss, in detail, the beamline setup, sample mounting and handling, alignment strategies and the data acquisition protocols.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2019}
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