Microstructure dynamics of rechargeable battery materials studied by advanced transmission electron microscopy

Revealing the Reconstructed Surface of Li[Mn2]O4

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Crystalline Grain Interior Configuration Affects Lithium Migration Kinetics in Li-Rich Layered Oxide

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The structural and chemical origin of the oxygen redox activity in layered and cation-disordered Li-excess cathode materials

(2016) Dong-Hwa Seo et al.   Nature Chemistry

Charge-compensation in 3d-transition-metal-oxide intercalation cathodes through the generation of localized electron holes on oxygen

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Why do batteries fail?

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

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Atomic-Scale Structure Evolution in a Quasi-Equilibrated Electrochemical Process of Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries

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Superstructure in the Metastable Intermediate-Phase Li2/3FePO4Accelerating the Lithium Battery Cathode Reaction

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Observation of Electron-Beam-Induced Phase Evolution Mimicking the Effect of the Charge–Discharge Cycle in Li-Rich Layered Cathode Materials Used for Li Ion Batteries

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Structural and Chemical Evolution of Li- and Mn-Rich Layered Cathode Material

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Frontiers of in situ electron microscopy

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Sodiation Kinetics of Metal Oxide Conversion Electrodes: A Comparative Study with Lithiation

(2015) Kai He et al.   NANO LETTERS

Transitions from Near-Surface to Interior Redox upon Lithiation in Conversion Electrode Materials

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A new active Li–Mn–O compound for high energy density Li-ion batteries

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High-capacity electrode materials for rechargeable lithium batteries: Li3NbO4-based system with cation-disordered rocksalt structure

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Visualization of O-O peroxo-like dimers in high-capacity layered oxides for Li-ion batteries

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Direct view on the phase evolution in individual LiFePO4 nanoparticles during Li-ion battery cycling

(2015) Xiaoyu Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

On the Localized Nature of the Structural Transformations of Li2MnO3Following Electrochemical Cycling

(2015) Patrick J. Phillips et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Advanced analytical electron microscopy for lithium-ion batteries

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Direct observation of the structural and electronic changes of Li2MnO3 during electron irradiation

(2014) Patrick J. Phillips et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

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

Towards greener and more sustainable batteries for electrical energy storage

(2014) D. Larcher et al.   Nature Chemistry

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

(2014) Xin Li et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Origin of voltage decay in high-capacity layered oxide electrodes

(2014) M. Sathiya et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

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

(2014) Nian Liu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Uncovering the roles of oxygen vacancies in cation migration in lithium excess layered oxides

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Unlocking the Potential of Cation-Disordered Oxides for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

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

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

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

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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

First-Principles Calculations of Lithium-Ion Migration at a Coherent Grain Boundary in a Cathode Material, LiCoO2

(2012) Hiroki Moriwake et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

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Kinetically Controlled Lithium-Staging in Delithiated LiFePO4 Driven by the Fe Center Mediated Interlayer Li–Li Interactions

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Towards systems materials engineering

(2012) Peidong Yang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

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

Highly ordered staging structural interface between LiFePO4 and FePO4

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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

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Identifying surface structural changes in layered Li-excess nickel manganese oxides in high voltage lithium ion batteries: A joint experimental and theoretical study

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Direct Observation of Lithium Staging in Partially Delithiated LiFePO4at Atomic Resolution

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Materials Challenges Facing Electrical Energy Storage

(2011) M. Stanley Whittingham   MRS BULLETIN

Anisotropic Swelling and Fracture of Silicon Nanowires during Lithiation

(2011) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Observation of Microstructure and Phase Evolution in a SnO2Nanowire during Lithium Intercalation

(2011) Chong-Min Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Kinetics of non-equilibrium lithium incorporation in LiFePO4

(2011) Rahul Malik et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Multiple-Stripe Lithiation Mechanism of IndividualSnO2Nanowires in a Flooding Geometry

(2011) Li Zhong et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Electrical Energy Storage for the Grid: A Battery of Choices

(2011) B. Dunn et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2010) N. Balke et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Building a Better Battery

(2010) Y.-M. Chiang   SCIENCE

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

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LiFePO4Nanoparticles Embedded in a Nanoporous Carbon Matrix: Superior Cathode Material for Electrochemical Energy-Storage Devices

(2009) Xing-Long Wu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Challenges for Rechargeable Li Batteries†

(2009) John B. Goodenough et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Battery materials for ultrafast charging and discharging

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Structure and bonding at the atomic scale by scanning transmission electron microscopy

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Building better batteries

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Experimental visualization of lithium diffusion in Li x FePO4

(2008) Shin-ichi Nishimura et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Room-temperature single-phase Li insertion/extraction in nanoscale Li x FePO4

(2008) Pierre Gibot et al.   NATURE MATERIALS