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Three-dimensional localization of nanoscale battery reactions using soft X-ray tomography

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  • Young-Sang Yu

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    University of Illinois at Chicago)

  • Maryam Farmand

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Chunjoong Kim

    (University of Illinois at Chicago
    Chungnam National University)

  • Yijin Liu

    (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • Clare P. Grey

    (University of Cambridge
    Stony Brook University)

  • Fiona C. Strobridge

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Tolek Tyliszczak

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Rich Celestre

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Peter Denes

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • John Joseph

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Harinarayan Krishnan

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Filipe R. N. C. Maia

    (Uppsala University)

  • A. L. David Kilcoyne

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Stefano Marchesini

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Talita Perciano Costa Leite

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Tony Warwick

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Howard Padmore

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Jordi Cabana

    (University of Illinois at Chicago)

  • David A. Shapiro

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Abstract

Battery function is determined by the efficiency and reversibility of the electrochemical phase transformations at solid electrodes. The microscopic tools available to study the chemical states of matter with the required spatial resolution and chemical specificity are intrinsically limited when studying complex architectures by their reliance on two-dimensional projections of thick material. Here, we report the development of soft X-ray ptychographic tomography, which resolves chemical states in three dimensions at 11 nm spatial resolution. We study an ensemble of nano-plates of lithium iron phosphate extracted from a battery electrode at 50% state of charge. Using a set of nanoscale tomograms, we quantify the electrochemical state and resolve phase boundaries throughout the volume of individual nanoparticles. These observations reveal multiple reaction points, intra-particle heterogeneity, and size effects that highlight the importance of multi-dimensional analytical tools in providing novel insight to the design of the next generation of high-performance devices.

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  • Young-Sang Yu & Maryam Farmand & Chunjoong Kim & Yijin Liu & Clare P. Grey & Fiona C. Strobridge & Tolek Tyliszczak & Rich Celestre & Peter Denes & John Joseph & Harinarayan Krishnan & Filipe R. N. C., 2018. "Three-dimensional localization of nanoscale battery reactions using soft X-ray tomography," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-03401-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03401-x
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