Investigation of SEI layer formation in conversion iron fluoride cathodes by combined STEM/EELS and XPS

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 9762-9773

  Sina, M ^a   Thorpe, R ^b   Rangan, S ^b   Pereira, N ^a   Bartynski, R A ^b   Amatucci, G G ^a   Cosandey, F ^a  

^a Piscataway   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEEBECK EFFECT; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACTIVE MATERIAL; CONVERSION REACTIONS; HIGH SPECIFIC CAPACITY; IONIC TRANSPORTS; LAYER FORMATION; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE LAYER (SEI);

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84929008754     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b02058     Document Type: Article

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