Advanced Characterization Techniques for Sodium-Ion Battery Studies

Insights into the structural effects of layered cathode materials for high voltage sodium-ion batteries

(2017) Gui-Liang Xu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Investigating Sodium Storage Mechanisms in Tin Anodes: A Combined Pair Distribution Function Analysis, Density Functional Theory, and Solid-State NMR Approach

(2017) Joshua M. Stratford et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Accommodating High Transformation Strains in Battery Electrodes via the Formation of Nanoscale Intermediate Phases: Operando Investigation of Olivine NaFePO4

(2017) Kai Xiang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Environmentally stable interface of layered oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries

(2017) Shaohua Guo et al.   Nature Communications

Antisite occupation induced single anionic redox chemistry and structural stabilization of layered sodium chromium sulfide

(2017) Zulipiya Shadike et al.   Nature Communications

Two-dimensional lithium diffusion behavior and probable hybrid phase transformation kinetics in olivine lithium iron phosphate

(2017) Liang Hong et al.   Nature Communications

Alkaline earth metal vanadates as sodium-ion battery anodes

(2017) Xiaoming Xu et al.   Nature Communications

Phase transformation mechanism in lithium manganese nickel oxide revealed by single-crystal hard X-ray microscopy

(2017) Saravanan Kuppan et al.   Nature Communications

Elucidating the Irreversible Mechanism and Voltage Hysteresis in Conversion Reaction for High-Energy Sodium-Metal Sulfide Batteries

(2017) Jiajun Wang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Na-Ion Intercalation and Charge Storage Mechanism in 2D Vanadium Carbide

(2017) Seong-Min Bak et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Electrospun NaVPO4 F/C Nanofibers as Self-Standing Cathode Material for Ultralong Cycle Life Na-Ion Batteries

(2017) Ting Jin et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Suppressing the chromium disproportionation reaction in O3-type layered cathode materials for high capacity sodium-ion batteries

(2017) Ming-Hui Cao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Distinct nanoscale reaction pathways in a sulfide material for sodium and lithium batteries

(2017) Matthew G. Boebinger et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Three-dimensional graphene frameworks wrapped Li 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 with reversible topotactic sodium-ion storage

(2017) Fangyu Xiong et al.   Nano Energy

In situ atomic-scale observation of reversible sodium ions migration in layered metal dichalcogenide SnS 2 nanostructures

(2017) Peng Gao et al.   Nano Energy

Utilizing Co2+ /Co3+ Redox Couple in P2-Layered Na0.66 Co0.22 Mn0.44 Ti0.34 O2 Cathode for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2017) Qin-Chao Wang et al.   Advanced Science

Layered P3-NaxCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2 versus Spinel Li4Ti5O12 as a Positive and a Negative Electrode in a Full Sodium–Lithium Cell

(2016) Svetlana Ivanova et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Insights into the Effects of Zinc Doping on Structural Phase Transition of P2-Type Sodium Nickel Manganese Oxide Cathodes for High-Energy Sodium Ion Batteries

(2016) Xuehang Wu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Sodium-Ion Intercalation Mechanism in MXene Nanosheets

(2016) Satoshi Kajiyama et al.   ACS Nano

Pseudocapacitive Na-Ion Storage Boosts High Rate and Areal Capacity of Self-Branched 2D Layered Metal Chalcogenide Nanoarrays

(2016) Dongliang Chao et al.   ACS Nano

Recent advances in the characterization of amorphous pharmaceuticals by X-ray diffractometry

(2016) Seema Thakral et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Mechanistic insights into sodium storage in hard carbon anodes using local structure probes

(2016) Joshua M. Stratford et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Sodium Intercalation Mechanism of 3.8 V Class Alluaudite Sodium Iron Sulfate

(2016) Gosuke Oyama et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

P2–NaxCoyMn1–yO2 (y = 0, 0.1) as Cathode Materials in Sodium-Ion Batteries—Effects of Doping and Morphology To Enhance Cycling Stability

(2016) Nicolas Bucher et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Polaron Mobility and Disordering of the Sodium Sublattice in Triphylite-NaxFePO4

(2016) S. J. Tracy et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Redox Potential Paradox in NaxMO2 for Sodium-Ion Battery Cathodes

(2016) Yusuke Nanba et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Ex Situ 23Na Solid-State NMR Reveals the Local Na-Ion Distribution in Carbon-Coated Na2FePO4F during Electrochemical Cycling

(2016) Danielle L. Smiley et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Thermally and Electrochemically Driven Topotactical Transformations in Sodium Layered Oxides NaxVO2

(2016) Christophe Didier et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Exploring reversible oxidation of oxygen in a manganese oxide

(2016) Ke Du et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Structurally stable Mg-doped P2-Na2/3Mn1−yMgyO2 sodium-ion battery cathodes with high rate performance: insights from electrochemical, NMR and diffraction studies

(2016) Raphaële J. Clément et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Automatic Tuning Matching Cycler (ATMC) in situ NMR spectroscopy as a novel approach for real-time investigations of Li- and Na-ion batteries

(2016) Oliver Pecher et al.   JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE

Temperature Dependent Local Structure of NaxCoO2 Cathode Material for Rechargeable Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2016) Wojciech Olszewski et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Sol-gel synthesis of Na 4 Fe 3 (PO 4 ) 2 (P 2 O 7 )/C nanocomposite for sodium ion batteries and new insights into microstructural evolution during sodium extraction

(2016) Xuehang Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

In operando neutron diffraction study of a commercial graphite/(Ni, Mn, Co) oxide-based multi-component lithium ion battery

(2016) N.S. Nazer et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Neutron diffraction studies of the Na-ion battery electrode materials NaCoCr2(PO4)3, NaNiCr2(PO4)3, and Na2Ni2Cr(PO4)3

(2016) H. Ben Yahia et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY

Insights into Electrochemical Sodium Metal Deposition as Probed with in Situ 23Na NMR

(2016) Paul M. Bayley et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tracking Sodium-Antimonide Phase Transformations in Sodium-Ion Anodes: Insights from Operando Pair Distribution Function Analysis and Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy

(2016) Phoebe K. Allan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Visualization of anisotropic-isotropic phase transformation dynamics in battery electrode particles

(2016) Jiajun Wang et al.   Nature Communications

An Iodine Quantum Dots Based Rechargeable Sodium-Iodine Battery

(2016) Decai Gong et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Two-Dimensional Materials for Beyond-Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2016) Lele Peng et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

In Operando XRD and TXM Study on the Metastable Structure Change of NaNi1/3Fe1/3Mn1/3O2under Electrochemical Sodium-Ion Intercalation

(2016) Yingying Xie et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Na-ion dynamics in tetragonal and cubic Na3PS4, a Na-ion conductor for solid state Na-ion batteries

(2016) Chuang Yu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

An O3-type NaNi0.5Mn0.5O2 cathode for sodium-ion batteries with improved rate performance and cycling stability

(2016) Peng-Fei Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Exploring the working mechanism of Li+ in O3-type NaLi0.1Ni0.35Mn0.55O2 cathode materials for rechargeable Na-ion batteries

(2016) Shiyao Zheng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Improved Electrochemical Performance of Fe-Substituted NaNi0.5Mn0.5O2 Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Ding D. Yuan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A Layered P2- and O3-Type Composite as a High-Energy Cathode for Rechargeable Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Shaohua Guo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Comprehensive Investigation of the Na3V2(PO4)2F3–NaV2(PO4)2F3 System by Operando High Resolution Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction

(2015) M. Bianchini et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Facile Method To Synthesize Na-Enriched Na1+xFeFe(CN)6 Frameworks as Cathode with Superior Electrochemical Performance for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Wei-Jie Li et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

High-Performance P2-Phase Na2/3Mn0.8Fe0.1Ti0.1O2 Cathode Material for Ambient-Temperature Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Man Huon Han et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

New Insights into the Performance Degradation of Fe-Based Layered Oxides in Sodium-Ion Batteries: Instability of Fe3+/Fe4+ Redox in α-NaFeO2

(2015) Eungje Lee et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Investigating the Energy Storage Mechanism of SnS2-rGO Composite Anode for Advanced Na-Ion Batteries

(2015) Chuze Ma et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Anti-P2 structured Na0.5NbO2 and its negative strain effect

(2015) Xuefeng Wang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Structure of the high voltage phase of layered P2-Na2/3−z[Mn1/2Fe1/2]O2 and the positive effect of Ni substitution on its stability

(2015) Elahe Talaie et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Anomalous Jahn–Teller behavior in a manganese-based mixed-phosphate cathode for sodium ion batteries

(2015) Hyungsub Kim et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

FTIR spectral analysis and mechanical properties of sodium phosphate glass–ceramics

(2015) Paramjyot Kumar Jha et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

Nanoscale Clarification of the Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of TiO2 Nanowire with an Impurity Phase upon Sodium Intercalation

(2015) Jun Li et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Solid-state polymer nanocomposite electrolyte of TiO 2 /PEO/NaClO 4 for sodium ion batteries

(2015) Yatim Lailun Ni'mah et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Revealing Chemical Processes Involved in Electrochemical (De)Lithiation of Al with in Situ Neutron Depth Profiling and X-ray Diffraction

(2015) Danny X. Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Rhombohedral Prussian White as Cathode for Rechargeable Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Long Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Atomic Force Microscopy Studies on Molybdenum Disulfide Flakes as Sodium-Ion Anodes

(2015) Steven D. Lacey et al.   NANO LETTERS

In Situ Investigation of Li and Na Ion Transport with Single Nanowire Electrochemical Devices

(2015) Xu Xu et al.   NANO LETTERS

New Mechanistic Insights on Na-Ion Storage in Nongraphitizable Carbon

(2015) Clement Bommier et al.   NANO LETTERS

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

(2015) Jie Sun et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Probing three-dimensional sodiation–desodiation equilibrium in sodium-ion batteries by in situ hard X-ray nanotomography

(2015) Jiajun Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Visualization of electrochemically driven solid-state phase transformations using operando hard X-ray spectro-imaging

(2015) Linsen Li et al.   Nature Communications

P2-Na0.6[Cr0.6Ti0.4]O2 cation-disordered electrode for high-rate symmetric rechargeable sodium-ion batteries

(2015) Yuesheng Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Direct Observation of Li-Ion Transport in Electrodes under Nonequilibrium Conditions Using Neutron Depth Profiling

(2015) Xiaoyu Zhang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A Novel High Capacity Positive Electrode Material with Tunnel-Type Structure for Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Yuesheng Wang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Direct Observation of the Redistribution of Sulfur and Polysufides in Li-S Batteries During the First Cycle by In Situ X-Ray Fluorescence Microscopy

(2015) Xiqian Yu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Discrete Li-occupation versus pseudo-continuous Na-occupation and their relationship with structural change behaviors in Fe2(MoO4)3

(2015) Ji-Li Yue et al.   Scientific Reports

From kröhnkite- to alluaudite-type of structure: novel method of synthesis of sodium manganese sulfates with electrochemical properties in alkali-metal ion batteries

(2015) D. Marinova et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Structural evolution during sodium deintercalation/intercalation in Na2/3[Fe1/2Mn1/2]O2

(2015) Gurpreet Singh et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Hydrated vanadium pentoxide with superior sodium storage capacity

(2015) Qiulong Wei et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

O3-type layered transition metal oxide Na(NiCoFeTi)1/4O2 as a high rate and long cycle life cathode material for sodium ion batteries

(2015) Ji-Li Yue et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Enhanced Sodium-Ion Battery Performance by Structural Phase Transition from Two-Dimensional Hexagonal-SnS2 to Orthorhombic-SnS

(2014) Tengfei Zhou et al.   ACS Nano

FeO0.7F1.3/C Nanocomposite as a High-Capacity Cathode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2014) Yong-Ning Zhou et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Recent Progress on Synchrotron-Based In-Situ Soft X-ray Spectroscopy for Energy Materials

(2014) Xiaosong Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Research Development on Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2014) Naoaki Yabuuchi et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Vanadium Clustering/Declustering in P2–Na1/2VO2 Layered Oxide

(2014) Marie Guignard et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Local Structure and Dynamics in the Na Ion Battery Positive Electrode Material Na3V2(PO4)2F3

(2014) Zigeng Liu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

New Insight into Structural Evolution in Layered NaCrO2 during Electrochemical Sodium Extraction

(2014) Kei Kubota et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Elucidation of the Na2/3FePO4 and Li2/3FePO4 Intermediate Superstructure Revealing a Pseudouniform Ordering in 2D

(2014) Florent Boucher et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

β-NaMnO2: A High-Performance Cathode for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2014) Juliette Billaud et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Neutron Diffraction and Electrochemical Studies of Na0.79CoO2and Na0.79Co0.7Mn0.3O2Cathodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2014) Faith R. Beck et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Sodium iron hexacyanoferrate with high Na content as a Na-rich cathode material for Na-ion batteries

(2014) Ya You et al.   Nano Research

Direct visualization of the Jahn–Teller effect coupled to Na ordering in Na 5/8 MnO 2

(2014) Xin Li et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Direct imaging of layered O3- and P2-NaxFe1/2Mn1/2O2 structures at the atomic scale

(2014) Xia Lu et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Neutron scattering for analysis of processes in lithium-ion batteries

(2014) A M Balagurov et al.   RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Where Do Batteries End and Supercapacitors Begin?

(2014) P. Simon et al.   SCIENCE

In operando tracking phase transformation evolution of lithium iron phosphate with hard X-ray microscopy

(2014) Jiajun Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Expanded graphite as superior anode for sodium-ion batteries

(2014) Yang Wen et al.   Nature Communications

Unfolding the Mechanism of Sodium Insertion in Anatase TiO2Nanoparticles

(2014) Liming Wu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Detailed investigation of Na2.24FePO4CO3 as a cathode material for Na-ion batteries

(2014) Weifeng Huang et al.   Scientific Reports

Electrochemical Na Extraction/Insertion of Na3V2O2x(PO4)2F3–2x

(2013) Paula Serras et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Phase Diagram of Olivine NaxFePO4 (0 < x < 1)

(2013) Jiechen Lu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Simultaneous Reduction of Co3+ and Mn4+ in P2-Na2/3Co2/3Mn1/3O2 As Evidenced by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy during Electrochemical Sodium Intercalation

(2013) Ju-Hsiang Cheng et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Towards high energy density sodium ion batteries through electrolyte optimization

(2013) Alexandre Ponrouch et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Room-temperature stationary sodium-ion batteries for large-scale electric energy storage

(2013) Huilin Pan et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

PDFgetX3: a rapid and highly automatable program for processing powder diffraction data into total scattering pair distribution functions

(2013) P. Juhás et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

In situ Raman spectroscopic–electrochemical studies of lithium-ion battery materials: a historical overview

(2013) Victor Stancovski et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Discharge/charge reaction mechanism of a pyrite-type FeS 2 cathode for sodium secondary batteries

(2013) Ayuko Kitajou et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

A Size-Dependent Sodium Storage Mechanism in Li4Ti5O12 Investigated by a Novel Characterization Technique Combining in Situ X-ray Diffraction and Chemical Sodiation

(2013) Xiqian Yu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Origin of additional capacities in metal oxide lithium-ion battery electrodes

(2013) Yan-Yan Hu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Three-dimensional microstructural imaging methods for energy materials

(2013) Alex P. Cocco et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

1D to 2DNa+Ion Diffusion Inherently Linked to Structural Transitions inNa0.7CoO2

(2013) M. Medarde et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Direct atomic-scale confirmation of three-phase storage mechanism in Li4Ti5O12 anodes for room-temperature sodium-ion batteries

(2013) Yang Sun et al.   Nature Communications

Phase transition behavior of NaCrO2 during sodium extraction studied by synchrotron-based X-ray diffraction and absorption spectroscopy

(2013) Yong-Ning Zhou et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical Properties of the Layered Sodium Insertion Cathode Material: NaNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2

(2012) M. Sathiya et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Crystal Structures and Electrode Performance of Alpha-NaFeO2 for Rechargeable Sodium Batteries

(2012) Naoaki YABUUCHI et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY

The AMPIX electrochemical cell: a versatile apparatus forin situX-ray scattering and spectroscopic measurements

(2012) Olaf J. Borkiewicz et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

NMR study for electrochemically inserted Na in hard carbon electrode of sodium ion battery

(2012) Kazuma Gotoh et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

A rechargeable room-temperature sodium superoxide (NaO2) battery

(2012) Pascal Hartmann et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

History, Evolution, and Future Status of Energy Storage

(2012) M. S. Whittingham   PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE

Electrochemical Properties of Monoclinic NaMnO2

(2011) Xiaohua Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Electrical Energy Storage for the Grid: A Battery of Choices

(2011) B. Dunn et al.   SCIENCE

Single Nanowire Electrochemical Devices

(2010) Liqiang Mai et al.   NANO LETTERS

Robust atomic resolution imaging of light elements using scanning transmission electron microscopy

(2009) S. D. Findlay et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

In situ FTIR study of the decomposition of N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide ionic liquid during cathodic polarization of lithium and graphite electrodes

(2009) E. Markevich et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Raman spectroscopic study of the phase transitions sequence in Li3Fe2(PO4)3 and Na3Fe2(PO4)3 at high temperature

(2009) H. Bih et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

Building better batteries

(2008) M. Armand et al.   NATURE

Behavior of Graphite Electrodes in Solutions Based on Ionic Liquids in In Situ Raman Studies

(2007) E. Markevich et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY