The application of phase contrast X-ray techniques for imaging Li-ion battery electrodes

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 324, Issue , 2014, Pages 118-123

  Eastwood, D S ^a,b   Bradley, R S ^a   Tariq, F ^c   Cooper, S J ^c   Taiwo, O O ^d   Gelb, J ^e   Merkle, A ^e   Brett, D J L ^d   Brandon, N P ^c   Withers, P J ^a,b   Lee, P D ^a,b   Shearing, P R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Complex at Harwell   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CARL ZEISS SMT AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lithium ion battery; Phase contrast; Phase retrieval; X ray nano CT; Zernike

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; NANO-CT; PHASE CONTRASTS; PHASE RETRIEVAL; ZERNIKE;

GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; LITHIUM; LITHIUM BATTERIES; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84897637660     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2013.08.066     Document Type: Article

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