In-Situ Characterization of Dynamic Morphological and Phase Changes of Selenium-doped Germanium Using a Single Particle Cell and Synchrotron Transmission X-ray Microscopy.
The dynamic information of lithium-ion battery active materials obtained from coin cell-based in-situ characterizations might not represent the properties of the active material itself because many other factors in the cell could have impacts on the cell performance. To address this problem, a single particle cell was developed to perform the in-situ characterization without the interference of inactive materials in the battery electrode as well as the X-ray-induced damage. In this study, the dynamic morphological and phase changes of selenium-doped germanium (Ge0.9 Se0.1 ) at the single particle level were investigated via synchrotron-based in-situ transmission X-ray microscopy. The results demonstrate the good reversibility of Ge0.9 Se0.1 at high cycling rate that helps understand its good cycling performance and rate capability. This in-situ and operando technique based on a single particle battery cell provides an approach to understanding the dynamic electrochemical processes of battery materials during charging and discharging at the particle level.
['Li|Tianyi|T|', 'Zhou|Xinwei|X|', 'Cui|Yi|Y|', 'Meyerson|Melissa L|ML|', 'Weeks|Jason A|JA|', 'Buddie Mullins|C|C|', 'De Andrade|Vincent|V|', 'De Carlo|Francesco|F|', 'Liu|Yuzi|Y|', 'Zhu|Likun|L|http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6324-3718']
single particle cell synchrotron transmission X-ray microscopy lithium-ion battery energy storage in situ characterization