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Introduction of Coherent X-Ray Diffraction Microscopy to Analyze Manganese-Based Olivine Cathode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Sunday, 30 September 2018: 17:40
Galactic 8 (Sunrise Center)
J. Park (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Y. E. Sung (Seoul National University (SNU)), C. Kim (Chungnam National University), and D. Shapiro (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
The carbon-coated LiMn0.8Fe0.2PO4 (LMFP) mesocrystals were designed to be favorable for kinetics of electron and lithium-ion conductivity due to its well-developed internal path composed of ~50-nm-sized nanocrystallites. The carbon-coated LMFP mesocrystals exhibited reasonable electrochemical cycle performance as well as superior rate capability, ensuring a proper model material to systematic study of reaction mechanism upon battery cycling. In order to investigate the reversibility of charge/discharge reaction on carbon-coated LMFP mesocrystals, we performed coherent x-ray diffraction microscopy to confirm the electronic-structure effects of each transition metal (Mn and Fe) and morphological changes. In addition, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy at quasi-steady state has been analyzed as a supplementary tool. We believe that our systematic approaches as well as complementary analyses can provide clear experimental inspection on the origin of homogeneity/ inhomogeneity of charge/ discharge in LMFP electrodes via coherent x-ray diffraction microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.