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Published on: October 12, 2018
Multicycle operando Raman spectroscopy reveals reversible and irreversible transitions in LiNiO2 electrodes
Eva Del Campo Ortiz1, Alex R Neale2, Manel Sonni3,4
1Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland. marek.marcinek@pw.edu.pl.
Abstract:
Operando Raman spectroscopy of the delithiation and lithiation of LiNiO2 positive electrodes is reported over the first three cycles. Optimisation of the operando electrochemical Raman cell configuration facilitated the characterisation of composite electrodes across multiple cycles with high relevance for practical Li-ion cell chemistry. Tracking the Eg and A1g Raman modes highlighted localised irreversible changes, particularly correlated to first-cycle inefficiencies in LiNiO2, followed by reversible band shifts and intensity changes upon subsequent cycles. Furthermore, trends in both the band position and intensities were related to the state of lithiation (x(Li) in LixNiO2) and the phase transitions through hexagonal and monoclinic phases (H1, M, H2 and H3).
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