In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy for Energy Materials and Devices

In Situ Imaging the Oxygen Reduction Reactions of Solid State Na–O2 Batteries with CuO Nanowires as the Air Cathode

(2018) Qiunan Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Approaching the Schottky–Mott limit in van der Waals metal–semiconductor junctions

(2018) Yuan Liu et al.   NATURE

Atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy of electron beam–sensitive crystalline materials

(2018) Daliang Zhang et al.   SCIENCE

Coupling of electrochemically triggered thermal and mechanical effects to aggravate failure in a layered cathode

(2018) Pengfei Yan et al.   Nature Communications

Self-hydrogenated shell promoting photocatalytic H2 evolution on anatase TiO2

(2018) Yue Lu et al.   Nature Communications

Revealing the Reaction Mechanism of Na–O2 Batteries using Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy

(2018) Won-Jin Kwak et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Electrochemically driven conversion reaction in fluoride electrodes for energy storage devices

(2018) Chilin Li et al.   npj Computational Materials

Electron ptychography of 2D materials to deep sub-ångström resolution

(2018) Yi Jiang et al.   NATURE

Cryo-STEM mapping of solid–liquid interfaces and dendrites in lithium-metal batteries

(2018) Michael J. Zachman et al.   NATURE

In Situ Scanning Electron Microscopy Detection of Carbide Nature of Dendrites in Li–Polymer Batteries

(2018) Maryam Golozar et al.   NANO LETTERS

Contact between Garnet-Type Solid Electrolyte and Lithium Metal Anode: Influence on Charge Transfer Resistance and Short Circuit Prevention

(2017) Rajendra Hongahally Basappa et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Review—Practical Challenges Hindering the Development of Solid State Li Ion Batteries

(2017) Kian Kerman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

New Insights on the Structure of Electrochemically Deposited Lithium Metal and Its Solid Electrolyte Interphases via Cryogenic TEM

(2017) Xuefeng Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

New Nanoconfined Galvanic Replacement Synthesis of Hollow Sb@C Yolk–Shell Spheres Constituting a Stable Anode for High-Rate Li/Na-Ion Batteries

(2017) Jun Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Recent advances in gas-involved in situ studies via transmission electron microscopy

(2017) Ying Jiang et al.   Nano Research

The path towards sustainable energy

(2017) Steven Chu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Revealing the reaction mechanisms of Li–O2 batteries using environmental transmission electron microscopy

(2017) Langli Luo et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Atomic structure of sensitive battery materials and interfaces revealed by cryo–electron microscopy

(2017) Yuzhang Li et al.   SCIENCE

Combining theory and experiment in electrocatalysis: Insights into materials design

(2017) Zhi Wei Seh et al.   SCIENCE

Understanding materials challenges for rechargeable ion batteries with in situ transmission electron microscopy

(2017) Yifei Yuan et al.   Nature Communications

3D nitrogen-doped graphene foam with encapsulated germanium/nitrogen-doped graphene yolk-shell nanoarchitecture for high-performance flexible Li-ion battery

(2017) Runwei Mo et al.   Nature Communications

Mechanism of Lithium Metal Penetration through Inorganic Solid Electrolytes

(2017) Lukas Porz et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Recent advances in inorganic 2D materials and their applications in lithium and sodium batteries

(2017) Le Shi et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Lithium-free transition metal monoxides for positive electrodes in lithium-ion batteries

(2017) Sung-Kyun Jung et al.   Nature Energy

Importance and Challenges of Electrochemical in Situ Liquid Cell Electron Microscopy for Energy Conversion Research

(2016) Nejc Hodnik et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Observation of Nanoscale Morphological and Structural Degradation in Perovskite Solar Cells by in Situ TEM

(2016) Bin Yang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

New Insights into Electrochemical Lithiation/Delithiation Mechanism of α-MoO3 Nanobelt by in Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

(2016) Weiwei Xia et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Phase Boundary Propagation in Li-Alloying Battery Electrodes Revealed by Liquid-Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy

(2016) Andrew J. Leenheer et al.   ACS Nano

Precise In Situ Modulation of Local Liquid Chemistry via Electron Irradiation in Nanoreactors Based on Graphene Liquid Cells

(2016) Canhui Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy

(2016) Hong-Gang Liao et al.   Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Characterizing the Li–Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 interface stability and kinetics as a function of temperature and current density

(2016) Asma Sharafi et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

In Situ STEM-EELS Observation of Nanoscale Interfacial Phenomena in All-Solid-State Batteries

(2016) Ziying Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Interfacial Stability of Li Metal–Solid Electrolyte Elucidated via in Situ Electron Microscopy

(2016) Cheng Ma et al.   NANO LETTERS

In situ scanning tunneling microscopy studies of the SEI formation on graphite electrodes for Li+-ion batteries

(2016) Lukas Seidl et al.   Nanoscale

Visualizing non-equilibrium lithiation of spinel oxide via in situ transmission electron microscopy

(2016) Kai He et al.   Nature Communications

Carbon-Coated Si Nanoparticles Anchored between Reduced Graphene Oxides as an Extremely Reversible Anode Material for High Energy-Density Li-Ion Battery

(2016) Daniel Adjei Agyeman et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Dynamic study of (De)sodiation in alpha-MnO 2 nanowires

(2016) Yifei Yuan et al.   Nano Energy

In situ observation of heat-induced degradation of perovskite solar cells

(2016) G. Divitini et al.   Nature Energy

Growth of conformal graphene cages on micrometre-sized silicon particles as stable battery anodes

(2016) Yuzhang Li et al.   Nature Energy

Promise and reality of post-lithium-ion batteries with high energy densities

(2016) Jang Wook Choi et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Transition Metal Nitrides for Electrocatalytic Energy Conversion: Opportunities and Challenges

(2015) Junfeng Xie et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

TEM in situ lithiation of tin nanoneedles for battery applications

(2015) Matthew T. Janish et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

New Insight into the Atomic-Scale Bulk and Surface Structure Evolution of Li4Ti5O12 Anode

(2015) Xia Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Asynchronous Crystal Cell Expansion during Lithiation of K+-Stabilized α-MnO2

(2015) Yifei Yuan et al.   NANO LETTERS

In Situ Observation of Divergent Phase Transformations in Individual Sulfide Nanocrystals

(2015) Matthew T. McDowell et al.   NANO LETTERS

New Lithium Metal Polymer Solid State Battery for an Ultrahigh Energy: Nano C-LiFePO4 versus Nano Li1.2V3O8

(2015) P. Hovington et al.   NANO LETTERS

Nanoscale Imaging of Fundamental Li Battery Chemistry: Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Formation and Preferential Growth of Lithium Metal Nanoclusters

(2015) Robert L. Sacci et al.   NANO LETTERS

Design principles for solid-state lithium superionic conductors

(2015) Yan Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

A phosphorene–graphene hybrid material as a high-capacity anode for sodium-ion batteries

(2015) Jie Sun et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Opportunities and challenges in liquid cell electron microscopy

(2015) F. M. Ross   SCIENCE

Considering Critical Factors of Li-rich Cathode and Si Anode Materials for Practical Li-ion Cell Applications

(2015) Minseong Ko et al.   Small

Transparent cubic garnet-type solid electrolyte of Al 2 O 3 -doped Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12

(2015) Yosuke Suzuki et al.   SOLID STATE IONICS

Thermal Facet Healing of Concave Octahedral Pt–Ni Nanoparticles Imaged in Situ at the Atomic Scale: Implications for the Rational Synthesis of Durable High-Performance ORR Electrocatalysts

(2015) Lin Gan et al.   ACS Catalysis

In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Observation of Electrochemical Behavior of CoS2 in Lithium-Ion Battery

(2014) Qingmei Su et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Structural Optimization of 3D Porous Electrodes for High-Rate Performance Lithium Ion Batteries

(2014) Jianchao Ye et al.   ACS Nano

Atomic Resolution Study of Reversible Conversion Reaction in Metal Oxide Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Battery

(2014) Langli Luo et al.   ACS Nano

In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Observation of Electrochemical Sodiation of Individual Co9S8-Filled Carbon Nanotubes

(2014) Qingmei Su et al.   ACS Nano

Phase Transitions in a LiMn2O4 Nanowire Battery Observed by Operando Electron Microscopy

(2014) Soyeon Lee et al.   ACS Nano

Graphene Networks Anchored with Sn@Graphene as Lithium Ion Battery Anode

(2014) Jian Qin et al.   ACS Nano

Few-Layered SnS2on Few-Layered Reduced Graphene Oxide as Na-Ion Battery Anode with Ultralong Cycle Life and Superior Rate Capability

(2014) Yandong Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Direct Evidence of Lithium-Induced Atomic Ordering in Amorphous TiO2 Nanotubes

(2014) Qi Gao et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Quantifying the promise of lithium–air batteries for electric vehicles

(2014) Kevin G. Gallagher et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

In Situ Liquid Cell TEM Study of Morphological Evolution and Degradation of Pt–Fe Nanocatalysts During Potential Cycling

(2014) Guo-Zhen Zhu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

New Horizons for Conventional Lithium Ion Battery Technology

(2014) Evan M. Erickson et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Quantitative Electrochemical Measurements Using In Situ ec-S/TEM Devices

(2014) Raymond R. Unocic et al.   MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS

Visualization of the Coalescence of Bismuth Nanoparticles

(2014) Kai-Yang Niu et al.   MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS

New Insight in Understanding Oxygen Reduction and Evolution in Solid-State Lithium–Oxygen Batteries Using an in Situ Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope

(2014) Hao Zheng et al.   NANO LETTERS

Visualization of Electrode–Electrolyte Interfaces in LiPF6/EC/DEC Electrolyte for Lithium Ion Batteries via in Situ TEM

(2014) Zhiyuan Zeng et al.   NANO LETTERS

In Situ Observation of Random Solid Solution Zone in LiFePO4 Electrode

(2014) Junjie Niu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Nanoscale Imaging of Lithium Ion Distribution During In Situ Operation of Battery Electrode and Electrolyte

(2014) Megan E. Holtz et al.   NANO LETTERS

Nanostructured transition metal sulfides for lithium ion batteries: Progress and challenges

(2014) Xiaodong Xu et al.   Nano Today

Nanostructured metal sulfides for energy storage

(2014) Xianhong Rui et al.   Nanoscale

A pomegranate-inspired nanoscale design for large-volume-change lithium battery anodes

(2014) Nian Liu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Deformation and stress in electrode materials for Li-ion batteries

(2014) Amartya Mukhopadhyay et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Phase-transforming electrodes

(2014) J. Owen et al.   SCIENCE

Capturing metastable structures during high-rate cycling of LiFePO4 nanoparticle electrodes

(2014) H. Liu et al.   SCIENCE

Facet development during platinum nanocube growth

(2014) H.-G. Liao et al.   SCIENCE

Expanded graphite as superior anode for sodium-ion batteries

(2014) Yang Wen et al.   Nature Communications

Visualizing the roles of graphene for excellent lithium storage

(2014) Xu-Yi Shan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Understanding Li-storage mechanism and performance of MnFe2O4 by in situ TEM observation on its electrochemical process in nano lithium battery

(2014) Shuangyu Liu et al.   Nano Energy

In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Investigation of the Electrochemical Lithiation–Delithiation of Individual Co9S8/Co-Filled Carbon Nanotubes

(2013) Qingmei Su et al.   ACS Nano

In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Observation of the Conversion Mechanism of Fe2O3/Graphene Anode during Lithiation–Delithiation Processes

(2013) Qingmei Su et al.   ACS Nano

Atomic-Scale Observation of Lithiation Reaction Front in Nanoscale SnO2 Materials

(2013) Anmin Nie et al.   ACS Nano

In Situ Atomic-Scale Imaging of Phase Boundary Migration in FePO4Microparticles During Electrochemical Lithiation

(2013) Yujie Zhu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Critical Thickness of SiO2Coating Layer on Core@Shell Bulk@Nanowire Si Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries

(2013) Soojin Sim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

In Situ TEM Observation of the Electrochemical Process of Individual CeO2/Graphene Anode for Lithium Ion Battery

(2013) Qingmei Su et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of Platinum Iron Nanocrystal Growth and Shape Evolution

(2013) Hong-Gang Liao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Direct Observation of a Metastable Crystal Phase of LixFePO4 under Electrochemical Phase Transition

(2013) Yuki Orikasa et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Electron-Rich Driven Electrochemical Solid-State Amorphization in Li–Si Alloys

(2013) Zhiguo Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Observations of Electrochemical Oxidation of Li2O2

(2013) Li Zhong et al.   NANO LETTERS

Demonstration of an Electrochemical Liquid Cell for Operando Transmission Electron Microscopy Observation of the Lithiation/Delithiation Behavior of Si Nanowire Battery Anodes

(2013) Meng Gu et al.   NANO LETTERS

In Situ TEM of Two-Phase Lithiation of Amorphous Silicon Nanospheres

(2013) Matthew T. McDowell et al.   NANO LETTERS

Visualizing the electrochemical reaction of ZnO nanoparticles with lithium by in situ TEM: two reaction modes are revealed

(2013) Qingmei Su et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

In situ SEM study of a lithium deposition and dissolution mechanism in a bulk-type solid-state cell with a Li2S–P2S5 solid electrolyte

(2013) Motohiro Nagao et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

In Situ TEM Study of Lithiation Behavior of Silicon Nanoparticles Attached to and Embedded in a Carbon Matrix

(2012) Meng Gu et al.   ACS Nano

Size-Dependent Fracture of Silicon Nanoparticles During Lithiation

(2012) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Self-Limiting Lithiation in Silicon Nanowires

(2012) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Lithium Storage in Li4Ti5O12 Spinel: The Full Static Picture from Electron Microscopy

(2012) Xia Lu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Studying the Kinetics of Crystalline Silicon Nanoparticle Lithiation with In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

(2012) Matthew T. McDowell et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The electrochemical characteristics of Ag2S and its nanocomposite anodes for Li-ion batteries

(2012) Yoon Hwa et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Structural and Electronic Properties of Lithiated SnO2. A Periodic DFT Study

(2012) Fabrício R. Sensato et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

In Situ TEM Investigation of Congruent Phase Transition and Structural Evolution of Nanostructured Silicon/Carbon Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries

(2012) Chong-Min Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

A Yolk-Shell Design for Stabilized and Scalable Li-Ion Battery Alloy Anodes

(2012) Nian Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

In situ atomic-scale imaging of electrochemical lithiation in silicon

(2012) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Stable cycling of double-walled silicon nanotube battery anodes through solid–electrolyte interphase control

(2012) Hui Wu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

High-Resolution EM of Colloidal Nanocrystal Growth Using Graphene Liquid Cells

(2012) J. M. Yuk et al.   SCIENCE

Direction-Specific Interactions Control Crystal Growth by Oriented Attachment

(2012) D. Li et al.   SCIENCE

Real-Time Imaging of Pt3Fe Nanorod Growth in Solution

(2012) H.-G. Liao et al.   SCIENCE

Tracking lithium transport and electrochemical reactions in nanoparticles

(2012) Feng Wang et al.   Nature Communications

In Situ TEM Experiments of Electrochemical Lithiation and Delithiation of Individual Nanostructures

(2012) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

The effect of metallic coatings and crystallinity on the volume expansion of silicon during electrochemical lithiation/delithiation

(2012) Matthew T. McDowell et al.   Nano Energy

Lithiation-Induced Embrittlement of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

(2011) Yang Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Controlling the Lithiation-Induced Strain and Charging Rate in Nanowire Electrodes by Coating

(2011) Li Qiang Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

Strain Anisotropies and Self-Limiting Capacities in Single-Crystalline 3D Silicon Microstructures: Models for High Energy Density Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes

(2011) Jason L. Goldman et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Nonprecious-Metal Catalysts for Low-Cost Fuel Cells

(2011) Dang Sheng Su et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

In situ TEM electrochemistry of anode materials in lithium ion batteries

(2011) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Recent developments in nanostructured anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

(2011) Liwen Ji et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A review on non-precious metal electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells

(2011) Zhongwei Chen et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Conversion Reaction Mechanisms in Lithium Ion Batteries: Study of the Binary Metal Fluoride Electrodes

(2011) Feng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Size-dependent fracture of Si nanowire battery anodes

(2011) Ill Ryu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

Reversible Nanopore Formation in Ge Nanowires during Lithiation–Delithiation Cycling: An In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Study

(2011) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Leapfrog Cracking and Nanoamorphization of ZnO Nanowires during In Situ Electrochemical Lithiation

(2011) Akihiro Kushima et al.   NANO LETTERS

Anisotropic Swelling and Fracture of Silicon Nanowires during Lithiation

(2011) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Ultrafast Electrochemical Lithiation of Individual Si Nanowire Anodes

(2011) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Anomalous Shape Changes of Silicon Nanopillars by Electrochemical Lithiation

(2011) Seok Woo Lee et al.   NANO LETTERS

Single Nanostructure Electrochemical Devices for Studying Electronic Properties and Structural Changes in Lithiated Si Nanowires

(2011) Matthew T. McDowell et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

High Capacity and Excellent Stability of Lithium Ion Battery Anode Using Interface-Controlled Binder-Free Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Grown on Copper

(2010) Indranil Lahiri et al.   ACS Nano

Dynamic Visualization of the Electric Potential in an All-Solid-State Rechargeable Lithium Battery

(2010) Kazuo Yamamoto et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nanostructured Pt-alloy electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cell oxygen reduction reaction

(2010) Yonghong Bing et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

In situ transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopy studies of interfaces in Li ion batteries: Challenges and opportunities

(2010) C.M. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

High-performance lithium-ion anodes using a hierarchical bottom-up approach

(2010) A. Magasinski et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Nanoscale mapping of ion diffusion in a lithium-ion battery cathode

(2010) N. Balke et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Four-Dimensional Electron Microscopy

(2010) A. H. Zewail   SCIENCE

In Situ Observation of the Electrochemical Lithiation of a Single SnO2 Nanowire Electrode

(2010) J. Y. Huang et al.   SCIENCE

Flexible free-standing carbon nanotube films for model lithium-ion batteries

(2009) Sau Yen Chew et al.   CARBON

A study on the interior microstructures of working Sn particle electrode of Li-ion batteries by in situ X-ray transmission microscopy

(2009) Sung-Chieh Chao et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

Electrochemical performances of Al-based composites as anode materials for Li-ion batteries

(2009) Zhongxue Chen et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Density Functional Theory Study for the Stability and Ionic Conductivity of Li2O Surfaces

(2009) Mazharul M. Islam et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Lithium-Ion (De)Insertion Reaction of Germanium Thin-Film Electrodes: An Electrochemical and In Situ XRD Study

(2009) Loïc Baggetto et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Electron microscopy of whole cells in liquid with nanometer resolution

(2009) N. d. Jonge et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Observation of Single Colloidal Platinum Nanocrystal Growth Trajectories

(2009) H. Zheng et al.   SCIENCE

High Energy Density All-Solid-State Batteries: A Challenging Concept Towards 3D Integration

(2008) Loıc Baggetto et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Nanomaterials for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

(2008) Peter G. Bruce et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

First Cross-Section Observation of an All Solid-State Lithium-Ion “Nanobattery” by Transmission Electron Microscopy

(2008) A. Brazier et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Multimodal Electrothermal Silicon Microgrippers for Nanotube Manipulation

(2008) K.N. Andersen et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NANOTECHNOLOGY

Building better batteries

(2008) M. Armand et al.   NATURE

The role of interparticle and external forces in nanoparticle assembly

(2008) Younjin Min et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Materials for electrochemical capacitors

(2008) Patrice Simon et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Si Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries—A New Way to Look at an Old Problem

(2007) S. D. Beattie et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY