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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2020

Operando Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscopy of Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Formation on Graphite Anodes: The Evolution of SEI Morphology and Mechanical Properties.

Zhenyu Zhang, Keenan Smith, Rhodri Jervis, Paul R Shearing, Thomas S Miller, Daniel J L Brett

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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Zhenyu ZhangElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE London, U.K.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5232-1477
Keenan SmithElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE London, U.K.
Rhodri JervisElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE London, U.K.
Paul R ShearingElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE London, U.K.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1387-9531
Thomas S MillerElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE London, U.K.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2224-5768
Daniel J L BrettElectrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE London, U.K.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8545-3126

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Abstract

Understanding and ultimately controlling the properties of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer at the graphite anode/liquid electrolyte boundary are of great significance for maximizing the performance and lifetime of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, comprehensive in situ monitoring of SEI formation and evolution, alongside measurement of the corresponding mechanical properties, is challenging due to the limitations of the characterization techniques commonly used. This work provides a new insight into SEI formation during the first lithiation and delithiation of graphite battery anodes using operando electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM). Highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) is investigated first as a model system, exhibiting unique morphological and nanomechanical behavior dependent on the various electrolytes and commercially relevant additives used. Then, to validate these findings with respect to real-world battery electrodes, operando EC-AFM of individual graphite particles like those in commercial systems are studied. Vinylene carbonate (VC) and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) are shown to be effective additives to enhance SEI layer stability in 1 M LiPF

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degradationelectrochemical AFMgraphiteHOPGin situlithium-ion battery

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PMCPMC7458363

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