Multiple diffusion pathways in Li<sub>x</sub>Ni<sub>0.77</sub>Co<sub>0.14</sub>Al<sub>0.09</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (NCA) Li-ion battery cathodes
Thomas E. Ashton, Peter J. Baker, Dustin Bauer, Alexandra R. Groves, Carlos Sotelo-Vázquez, Takashi Kamiyama, Takeshi Matsukawa, Kenji Kojima, Jawwad A. Darr
Abstract
Experimental evidence for the presence of two diffusion pathways, namely the oxygen dumbbell hop (ODH) and tetrahedral site hop (TSH), has been given for the first time by muon spin relaxation (µSR) in layered oxide lithium ion battery cathodes.
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IonCathodeDumbbellDiffusionOxideLithium (medication)Materials scienceAnalytical Chemistry (journal)ChemistryInorganic chemistryPhysical chemistryPhysicsMedicinePhysical therapyEndocrinologyOrganic chemistryChromatographyThermodynamicsMetallurgyAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesMuon and positron interactions and applications