Direct observation of active material concentration gradients and crystallinity breakdown in LiFePO4 electrodes during charge/discharge cycling of lithium batteries

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 6548-6557

  Roberts, Matthew R ^a,b   Madsen, Alex ^a   Nicklin, Chris ^c   Rawle, Jonathan ^c   Palmer, Michael G ^a   Owen, John R ^a   Hector, Andrew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE/DISCHARGE CYCLING; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CURRENT COLLECTOR; DIFFRACTION PEAKS; DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; LITHIUM INSERTION; REFLECTION GEOMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTRODES; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84898080994     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp411152s     Document Type: Article

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