In situ SEM observation of the Si negative electrode reaction in an ionic-liquid-based lithium-ion secondary battery

Microscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 159-168

  Tsuda, Tetsuya ^a   Kanetsuku, Tsukasa ^a   Sano, Teruki ^a   Oshima, Yoshifumi ^b   Ui, Koichi ^c   Yamagata, Masaki ^d   Ishikawa, Masashi ^d   Kuwabata, Susumu ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

In situ SEM observation; Ionic liquid; Lithium ion battery; Negative electrode; Scanning electron microscope; Silicon

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; IONIC LIQUIDS; IONS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

ELECTRODE REACTIONS; IN SITU SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE OBSERVATION; INTERPHASE LAYERS; LAYER FORMATION; LI-ION SECONDARY BATTERIES; LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES; MORPHOLOGY CHANGES; NEGATIVE ELECTRODE; SITU SCANNING; SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84942119858     PISSN: 20505698     EISSN: 20505701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfv003     Document Type: Article

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