Fe valence determination and Li elemental distribution in lithiated FeO 0.7F 1.3/C nanocomposite battery materials by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS)

Micron

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-29

  Cosandey, F ^a   Su, D ^c   Sina, M ^a   Pereira, N ^a,b   Amatucci, G G ^a,b  

^a Department of Materials Science and Engineering ^*  (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS); Fe valence state; Iron oxyfluoride; Li ion battery material; Lithium; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

BATTERY MATERIALS; DE-LITHIATION; DISCHARGE VOLTAGES; ELECTROCHEMICAL DATA; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; ELEMENTAL DISTRIBUTION; FE VALENCE; FE VALENCE STATE; LI-ION BATTERIES; LITHIATION; NANOMETER-SCALE RESOLUTION; PHASE DECOMPOSITIONS; POSITIVE ELECTRODES; RELATIVE INTENSITY; SUBNANOMETER RESOLUTION; VALENCE STATE;

CHARGE TRANSFER; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IRON OXIDES; LITHIUM; NANOCOMPOSITES; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84855487294     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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