Unraveling transition metal dissolution of Li1.04Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 (NCM 111) in lithium ion full cells by using the total reflection X-ray fluorescence technique

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 329, Issue , 2016, Pages 364-371

  Evertz, Marco ^a   Horsthemke, Fabian ^a   Kasnatscheew, Johannes ^a   Börner, Markus ^a   Winter, Martin ^a   Nowak, Sascha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lithium ion battery; NCM degradation; Sample pretreatment; Transition metal dissolution; TXRF

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; FLUORESCENCE; IONS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; MANGANESE; METALS; NICKEL; PHOTODEGRADATION; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS;

CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL; GALVANOSTATIC CHARGE/DISCHARGE; LAYERED CATHODE MATERIALS; LITHIUM-ION FULL CELLS; METAL DISSOLUTION; SAMPLE PRETREATMENT; TOTAL REFLECTION X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; TXRF;

TRANSITION METALS;

EID: 84983680254     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.08.099     Document Type: Article

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