Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Three-dimensional atomic-scale observation of structural evolution of cathode material in a working all-solid-state battery

  • Yue Gong,
  • Yuyang Chen,
  • Qinghua Zhang,
  • Fanqi Meng,
  • Jin-An Shi,
  • Xinyu Liu,
  • Xiaozhi Liu,
  • Jienan Zhang,
  • Hao Wang,
  • Jiangyong Wang,
  • Qian Yu,
  • Ze Zhang,
  • Qiang Xu,
  • Ruijuan Xiao,
  • Yong-Sheng Hu,
  • Lin Gu,
  • Hong Li,
  • Xuejie Huang,
  • Liquan Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05833-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Here, with the state-of-the-state electron microscope, the authors report three-dimensional atomic-scale observation of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 from various directions, revealing unprecedented insight into the evolution of both atomic and electronic structures during delithiation.