Issue 43, 2015

Scanning electrochemical microscopy of Li-ion batteries

Abstract

Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are receiving increasing attention over the past decade due to their high energy density. This energy storage technology is expected to continue improving the performance, especially for its large-scale deployment in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and full electric vehicles (EVs). Such improvement requires having a large variety of analytical techniques at scientists' disposal in order to understand and address the multiple mechanisms and processes occurring simultaneously in this complex system. This perspective article aims to highlight the strength and potential of scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) in this field. After a brief description of a LIB system and the most commonly used techniques in this field, the unique information provided by SECM is illustrated by discussing several recent examples from the literature.

Graphical abstract: Scanning electrochemical microscopy of Li-ion batteries

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
18 Apr 2015
Accepted
02 Jun 2015
First published
08 Jun 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015,17, 28441-28450

Author version available

Scanning electrochemical microscopy of Li-ion batteries

E. Ventosa and W. Schuhmann, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, 28441 DOI: 10.1039/C5CP02268A

This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. You can use material from this article in other publications without requesting further permissions from the RSC, provided that the correct acknowledgement is given.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements