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Phonon RIXS signatures reveal polaron formation in oxygen redox Li- and Na-ion battery cathodes

Moritz Hirsbrunner, Pontus Törnblom, Sahil Tippireddy, Ke-Jin Zhou, Mirian Garcia-Fernandez, Robert A. House, Håkan Rensmo, Laurent C. Duda

Journal of Materials Chemistry A· Volume 14· Issue 10

Abstract

Vibrationally resolved O K-edge RIXS reveals phonon signatures of strong electron–phonon coupling in oxygen-redox Li- and Na-ion cathodes. Despite different lattice dynamics, both form stabilized oxygen-hole polarons at full charge.
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OpenAlex topics: Advancements in Battery Materials · Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies · Advanced Battery Technologies Research

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Affiliations

Condensed Matter Physics of Energy Materials, Division of X-ray Photon Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden

Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Fermi Ave., Didcot OX11 0DE, UK

Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford OX13PH, UK

Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden

Funding

Vetenskapsrådet · Energimyndigheten

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