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Watanabe Y, Hyeon-Deuk K, Yamamoto T, Yabuuchi M, Karakulina OM, Noda Y, Kurihara T, Chang IY, Higashi M, Tomita O, Tassel C, Kato D, Xia J, Goto T, Brown CM, Shimoyama Y, Ogiwara N, Hadermann J, Abakumov AM, Uchida S, Abe R, Kageyama H. Polyoxocationic antimony oxide cluster with acidic protons. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabm5379. [PMID: 35714182 PMCID: PMC9205590 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm5379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The success and continued expansion of research on metal-oxo clusters owe largely to their structural richness and wide range of functions. However, while most of them known to date are negatively charged polyoxometalates, there is only a handful of cationic ones, much less functional ones. Here, we show an all-inorganic hydroxyiodide [H10.7Sb32.1O44][H2.1Sb2.1I8O6][Sb0.76I6]2·25H2O (HSbOI), forming a face-centered cubic structure with cationic Sb32O44 clusters and two types of anionic clusters in its interstitial spaces. Although it is submicrometer in size, electron diffraction tomography of HSbOI allowed the construction of the initial structural model, followed by powder Rietveld refinement to reach the final structure. The cationic cluster is characterized by the presence of acidic protons on its surface due to substantial Sb3+ deficiencies, which enables HSbOI to serve as an excellent solid acid catalyst. These results open up a frontier for the exploration and functionalization of cationic metal-oxo clusters containing heavy main group elements.
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- Yuki Watanabe
- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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- Department of Basic Science, School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Basic Science, School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- CEST, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 121205 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Basic Science, School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate school of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Paulus A, Hendrickx M, Bercx M, Karakulina OM, Kirsanova MA, Lamoen D, Hadermann J, Abakumov AM, Van Bael MK, Hardy A. An in-depth study of Sn substitution in Li-rich/Mn-rich NMC as a cathode material for Li-ion batteries. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:10486-10497. [PMID: 32687136 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01047b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Layered Li-rich/Mn-rich NMC (LMR-NMC) is characterized by high initial specific capacities of more than 250 mA h g-1, lower cost due to a lower Co content and higher thermal stability than LiCoO2. However, its commercialisation is currently still hampered by significant voltage fade, which is caused by irreversible transition metal ion migration to emptied Li positions via tetrahedral interstices upon electrochemical cycling. This structural change is strongly correlated with anionic redox chemistry of the oxygen sublattice and has a detrimental effect on electrochemical performance. In a fully charged state, up to 4.8 V vs. Li/Li+, Mn4+ is prone to migrate to the Li layer. The replacement of Mn4+ for an isovalent cation such as Sn4+ which does not tend to adopt tetrahedral coordination and shows a higher metal-oxygen bond strength is considered to be a viable strategy to stabilize the layered structure upon extended electrochemical cycling, hereby decreasing voltage fade. The influence of Sn4+ on the voltage fade in partially charged LMR-NMC is not yet reported in the literature, and therefore, we have investigated the structure and the corresponding electrochemical properties of LMR-NMC with different Sn concentrations. We determined the substitution limit of Sn4+ in Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54-xSnxO2 by powder X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy to be x≈ 0.045. The limited solubility of Sn is subsequently confirmed by density functional theory calculations. Voltage fade for x = 0 and x = 0.027 has been comparatively assessed within the 3.00 V-4.55 V (vs. Li/Li+) potential window, from which it is concluded that replacing Mn4+ by Sn4+ cannot be considered as a viable strategy to inhibit voltage fade within this window, at least with the given restricted doping level.
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- Andreas Paulus
- Hasselt University, Institute for Materials Research (imo-imomec) and imec, division imomec, Partner in EnergyVille, DESINe team, Agoralaan Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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Kirsanova MA, De Sloovere D, Karakulina OM, Hadermann J, Van Bael MK, Hardy A, Abakumov AM. Toward unlocking the Mn3+/Mn2+ redox pair in alluaudite-type Na2+2Mn2−(SO4)3−(SeO4) cathodes for sodium-ion batteries. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2019.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Fedotov SS, Aksyonov DA, Samarin AS, Karakulina OM, Hadermann J, Stevenson KJ, Khasanova NR, Abakumov AM, Antipov EV. Tuning the Crystal Structure of A2
CoPO4
F (A = Li, Na) Fluoride-Phosphates: A New Layered Polymorph of LiNaCoPO4
F. Eur J Inorg Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201900660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Stanislav S. Fedotov
- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology; Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology; 121205 Moscow Russian Federation
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology; Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology; 121205 Moscow Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry; Lomonosov Moscow State University; 119991 Moscow Russian Federation
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- EMAT; University of Antwerp; Groenenborgerlaan 171 B-2020 Antwerp Belgium
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology; Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology; 121205 Moscow Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry; Lomonosov Moscow State University; 119991 Moscow Russian Federation
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology; Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology; 121205 Moscow Russian Federation
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology; Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology; 121205 Moscow Russian Federation
- Department of Chemistry; Lomonosov Moscow State University; 119991 Moscow Russian Federation
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Karakulina OM, Demortière A, Dachraoui W, Abakumov AM, Hadermann J. In Situ Electron Diffraction Tomography Using a Liquid-Electrochemical Transmission Electron Microscopy Cell for Crystal Structure Determination of Cathode Materials for Li-Ion batteries. Nano Lett 2018; 18:6286-6291. [PMID: 30193062 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
We demonstrate that changes in the unit cell structure of lithium battery cathode materials during electrochemical cycling in liquid electrolyte can be determined for particles of just a few hundred nanometers in size using in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The atomic coordinates, site occupancies (including lithium occupancy), and cell parameters of the materials can all be reliably quantified. This was achieved using electron diffraction tomography (EDT) in a sealed electrochemical cell with conventional liquid electrolyte (LP30) and LiFePO4 crystals, which have a well-documented charged structure to use as reference. In situ EDT in a liquid environment cell provides a viable alternative to in situ X-ray and neutron diffraction experiments due to the more local character of TEM, allowing for single crystal diffraction data to be obtained from multiphased powder samples and from submicrometer- to nanometer-sized particles. EDT is the first in situ TEM technique to provide information at the unit cell level in the liquid environment of a commercial TEM electrochemical cell. Its application to a wide range of electrochemical experiments in liquid environment cells and diverse types of crystalline materials can be envisaged.
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- Olesia M Karakulina
- EMAT , University of Antwerp , Groenenborgerlaan 171 , B-2020 Antwerp , Belgium
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- Réseau sur le Stockage Electrochimique de l'Energie (RS2E) , CNRS FR 3459 , 80039 Amiens , France
- Laboratoire de Réactivité et de Chimie des Solides (LRCS) , CNRS UMR 7314 - Université de Picardie Jules Verne , 80039 Amiens , France
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- Laboratoire de Réactivité et de Chimie des Solides (LRCS) , CNRS UMR 7314 - Université de Picardie Jules Verne , 80039 Amiens , France
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- Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage , Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology , 143026 Moscow , Russian Federation
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- EMAT , University of Antwerp , Groenenborgerlaan 171 , B-2020 Antwerp , Belgium
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Vishwakarma M, Karakulina OM, Abakumov AM, Hadermann J, Mehta BR. Nanoscale Characterization of Growth of Secondary Phases in Off-Stoichiometric CZTS Thin Films. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2018; 18:1688-1695. [PMID: 29448646 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2018.14261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The presence of secondary phases is one of the main issues that hinder the growth of pure kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) based thin films with suitable electronic and junction properties for efficient solar cell devices. In this work, CZTS thin films with varied Zn and Sn content have been prepared by RF-power controlled co-sputtering deposition using Cu, ZnS and SnS targets and a subsequent sulphurization step. Detailed TEM investigations show that the film shows a layered structure with the majority of the top layer being the kesterite phase. Depending on the initial thin film composition, either about ~1 μm Cu-rich and Zn-poor kesterite or stoichiometric CZTS is formed as top layer. X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy reveal the presence of Cu2-xS, ZnS and SnO2 minor secondary phases in the form of nanoinclusions or nanoparticles or intermediate layers.
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- Manoj Vishwakarma
- Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Physics, IIT Delhi 110016, New Delhi, India
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- EMAT, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020, Belgium
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- EMAT, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020, Belgium
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- Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Physics, IIT Delhi 110016, New Delhi, India
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Singh V, Mehta BR, Sengar SK, Karakulina OM, Hadermann J, Kaushal A. Achieving independent control of core diameter and carbon shell thickness in Pd-C core-shell nanoparticles by gas phase synthesis. Nanotechnology 2017; 28:295603. [PMID: 28569668 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa7660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Pd-C core-shell nanoparticles with independently controllable core size and shell thickness are grown by gas phase synthesis. First, the core size is selected by electrical mobility values of charged particles, and second, the shell thickness is controlled by the concentration of carbon precursor gas. The carbon shell grows by adsorption of carbon precursor gas molecules on the surface of nanoparticles, followed by sintering. The presence of a carbon shell on Pd nanoparticles is potentially important in hydrogen-related applications operating at high temperatures or in catalytic reactions in acidic/aqueous environments.
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- Vinod Singh
- Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi,110016, India. Department of Applied Physics, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, 110042, India
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Tunca B, Lapauw T, Karakulina OM, Batuk M, Cabioc’h T, Hadermann J, Delville R, Lambrinou K, Vleugels J. Synthesis of MAX Phases in the Zr-Ti-Al-C System. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:3489-3498. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b03057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Bensu Tunca
- SCK•CEN, Boeretang
200, B2400 Mol, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Department
of Materials Engineering, Kasteelpark Arenberg 44, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- SCK•CEN, Boeretang
200, B2400 Mol, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Department
of Materials Engineering, Kasteelpark Arenberg 44, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Antwerp, Department of Physics, Electron Microscopy for Materials
Science (EMAT), Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- University of Antwerp, Department of Physics, Electron Microscopy for Materials
Science (EMAT), Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Institut Pprime, UPR 3346, CNRS-Université de Poitiers-ENSMA, SP2MI, Téléport 2-BP 30179, 86962 Futuroscope Chasseneuil
Cedex, France
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- University of Antwerp, Department of Physics, Electron Microscopy for Materials
Science (EMAT), Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department
of Materials Engineering, Kasteelpark Arenberg 44, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Fedotov SS, Kuzovchikov SM, Khasanova NR, Drozhzhin OA, Filimonov DS, Karakulina OM, Hadermann J, Abakumov AM, Antipov EV. Synthesis, structure and electrochemical properties of LiNaCo0.5Fe0.5PO4F fluoride-phosphate. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2016.02.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mikhailova D, Karakulina OM, Batuk D, Hadermann J, Abakumov AM, Herklotz M, Tsirlin AA, Oswald S, Giebeler L, Schmidt M, Eckert J, Knapp M, Ehrenberg H. Layered-to-Tunnel Structure Transformation and Oxygen Redox Chemistry in LiRhO2 upon Li Extraction and Insertion. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:7079-89. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Daria Mikhailova
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Applied Materials (IAM), Hermann-von- Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- IFW Dresden, Institute for Complex Materials, Helmholtzstr. 20, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- EMAT, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- EMAT, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- EMAT, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 143026 Moscow, Russia
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- IFW Dresden, Institute for Complex Materials, Helmholtzstr. 20, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
- Experimental Physics VI, Center for Electronic Correlations
and Magnetism, University of Augsburg, Universitaetsstr. 1, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
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- IFW Dresden, Institute for Complex Materials, Helmholtzstr. 20, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
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- IFW Dresden, Institute for Complex Materials, Helmholtzstr. 20, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Jahnstraße 12, A-8700 Leoben, Austria
- Department of Materials Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Jahnstraße
12, A-8700 Leoben, Austria
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Applied Materials (IAM), Hermann-von- Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Applied Materials (IAM), Hermann-von- Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Drozhzhin OA, Sumanov VD, Karakulina OM, Abakumov AM, Hadermann J, Baranov AN, Stevenson KJ, Antipov EV. Switching between solid solution and two-phase regimes in the Li1-xFe1-yMnyPO4 cathode materials during lithium (de)insertion: combined PITT, in situ XRPD and electron diffraction tomography study. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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