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X-ray Beam Damage Effects in a Lithium-Ion Battery Probed by Spatially Resolved X-ray Diffraction

Eira Tiberg North, Casper Skautvedt, Abilash K. Thiagarajan, Marco Di Michiel, Stefano Checchia, Alexey Y. Koposov, David S. Wragg

ACS Energy Letters· Volume 10· Issue 10

Abstract

High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide The use of synchrotron radiation has become common for probing the structural changes in rechargeable batteries, particularly for operando analysis. Herein, we report the exposure of the electrode to high photon flux during an operando study shutting down electrochemical transformations in the irradiated area of an electrode and causing a gradient of lithiation around the operando beam position. We rationalize such beam damage through radiation induced ionization and, consequently, electrolyte decomposition.
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OpenAlex topics: Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena · Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques · X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis

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Affiliations

Centre for Material Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, PO Box 1033, Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway

ESRF, The European Synchrotron, 71 avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, Grenoble 38043, Cedex 9 France

Department of Battery Technology, Institute for Energy Technology, Instituttveien 18, 2007 Kjeller, Norway

Funding

Norges Forskningsr??d

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