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In Situ Electrochemical Scanning Probe Microscopy of Lithium Battery Cathode Materials: Vanadium Pentoxide (V2O5)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Joseph W. Bullard III  and
Richard L. Smith
Joseph W. Bullard III
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Richard L. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Abstract

Atomic force microscopy was used to characterize the structural evolution of the V2O5(001) surface during the electrochemical cycling of lithium. With Li insertion, nanometer-scale pits develop at the V2O5(001) surface. The pits first appear as the composition of the crystal approaches Li0.0006V2O5. Pit nucleation and growth continue through further discharge, resulting in a micro-porous (001) surface morphology. During subsequent Li extraction, cracks develop along the V2O5 <010> axis. Surface regions in the vicinity of these cracks “swell” during ensuing lithiation reactions, suggesting that the cracks locally facilitate Li uptake.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 756: Symposia EE/FF – Solid-State Ionics – Materials for Fuel Cells and Fuel Processors , 2002 , EE7.10
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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