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- Title
Dynamical observation of lithium insertion/ extraction reaction during charge-discharge processes in Li-ion batteries by in situ spatially resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy.
- Authors
Atsushi Shimoyamada; Kazuo Yamamoto; Ryuji Yoshida; Takehisa Kato; Yasutoshi Iriyama; Tsukasa Hirayama
- Abstract
All-solid-state Li-ion batteries (LIBs) with solid electrolytes are expected to be the next generation devices to overcome serious issues facing conventional LIBs with liquid electrolytes. However, the large Li-ion transfer resistance at the electrode/solid-electrolyte interfaces causes low power density and prevents practical use. In-situ-formed negative electrodes prepared by decomposing the solid electrolyte Li1+x+3zAlx(Ti,Ge)2-xSi3zP3-zO12 (LASGTP) with an excess Li-ion insertion reaction are effective electrodes providing low Li-ion transfer resistance at the interfaces. Prior to our work, however, it had still been unclear how the negative electrodes were formed in the parent solid electrolytes. Here, we succeeded in dynamically visualizing the formation by in situ spatially resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy in a transmission electron microscope mode (SR-TEMEELS). The Li-ions were gradually inserted into the solid electrolyte region around 400 nm from the negative current-collector/solid-electrolyte interface in the charge process. Some of the ions were then extracted in the discharge process, and the rest were diffused such that the distribution was almost flat, resulting in the negative electrodes. The redox reaction of Ti4+/Ti3+ in the solid electrolyte was also observed in situ during the Li insertion/ extraction processes. The in situ SR-TEM-EELS revealed the mechanism of the electrochemical reaction in solid-state batteries.
- Subjects
ELECTRON energy loss spectroscopy; ELECTROLYTES; POWER density; TRANSMISSION electron microscopes
- Publication
Microscopy, 2015, Vol 64, Issue 6, p401
- ISSN
2050-5698
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jmicro/dfv050