Characterization of a model solid electrolyte interphase/carbon interface by combined in situ Raman/Fourier transform infrared microscopy

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 506-515

  Perez Villar S ^a,b   Lanz, P ^b   Schneider, H ^b,c   Novak P ^b  

^a CIC ENERGIGUNE   (Spain)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infrared microspectroscopy; Lithium ion batteries; Raman microscopy; SEI film formation; Spectroelectrochemistry

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ETHYLENE; GLASSY CARBON; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; MICROOPTICS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; FILM FORMATIONS; INFRARED MICRO-SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA; MICRO RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RAMAN MICROSCOPY; SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION; VINYLENE CARBONATES;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84879467333     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.05.124     Document Type: Article

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