Usefulness of nuclear magnetic resonance in the study of a variety of battery systems and materials

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Title
Usefulness of nuclear magnetic resonance in the study of a variety of battery systems and materials
Identifier
d_2009_2013:a85688230983:09998
identifier
10148
Creator
Leifer, Nicole D. R.,
Contributor
Steve G. Greenbaum
Date
2009
Language
English
Publisher
City University of New York.
Subject
Molecular physics | Physical chemistry | Condensed matter physics | battery | energy | lithium | NMR | SEI
Abstract
The usefulness of solid state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in the analysis of lithium ion batteries is presented. Some background information on lithium batteries is given, in addition to a summary of current research areas. A comprehensive review of the use of NMR and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) in lithium batteries research thus far is also presented. The electrodes studied were the standard LiCoO2 cathode cycled against mesocarbon microbead (MCMB) anodes, as well as Li2Ag 2V4O11 and CFx cathodes cycled against metallic lithium anodes in primary batteries. The focus of half of the work concerns the elucidation of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI), an irreversibly formed side-product found on the electrode surfaces, composed mainly from the electrolyte components; one study provides a deeper insight into the inorganic components of the SEI, while the other SEI study focuses on the organic components via 13C MAS NMR studies of cycled electrodes. The other half is comprised of two additional studies in which atomic and electronic rearrangement are monitored in the electrodes at different stages of the battery cycling process.
Type
dissertation
Source
2009_2013.csv
degree
Ph.D.
Program
Physics