In Situ Study of Silicon Electrode Lithiation with X-ray Reflectivity

Cao, Chuntian; Steinrück, Hans-Georg; Shyam, Badri; Stone, Kevin H.; Toney, Michael F.

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02926

Title: In Situ Study of Silicon Electrode Lithiation with X-ray Reflectivity

Journal Article · Wed Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02926· OSTI ID:1360198

Cao, Chuntian ^[1]; Steinrück, Hans-Georg ^[2]; Shyam, Badri ^[2]; Stone, Kevin H. ^[2]; Toney, Michael F. ^[2]

SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), Materials Science Division; Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), Materials Science Division

Surface sensitive X-ray reflectivity (XRR) measurements were performed to investigate the electrochemical lithiation of a native oxide terminated single crystalline silicon (100) electrode in real time during the first galvanostatic discharge cycle. This allows us to gain nanoscale, mechanistic insight into the lithiation of Si and the formation of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). We describe an electrochemistry cell specifically designed for in situ XRR studies and have determined the evolution of the electron density profile of the lithiated Si layer (Li_xSi) and the SEI layer with subnanometer resolution. We propose a three-stage lithiation mechanism with a reaction limited, layer-by-layer lithiation of the Si at the Li_xSi/Si interface.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1360198

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Vol. 16, Issue 12; ISSN 1530-6984

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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