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Aerosol Jet Printing as a Versatile Sample Preparation Method for Operando Electrochemical TEM Microdevices

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Abstract

jats:titleAbstract</jats:title>jats:pjats:italicOperando</jats:italic> electrochemical transmission electron microscopy (ec‐TEM) is a promising tool for advanced characterization of energy systems close to their operating conditions. However, reliable sample preparation for the technique is particularly challenging due to spatial constraints. Here, a novel approach of manufacturing such samples is introduced and demonstrated for industrially relevant battery powders: NMC811 and LTO (LiNijats:sub0.8</jats:sub>Mnjats:sub0.1</jats:sub>Cojats:sub0.1</jats:sub>Ojats:sub2</jats:sub> and Lijats:sub4</jats:sub>Tijats:sub5</jats:sub>Ojats:sub12</jats:sub>). Aerosol‐jet printing is used to deposit microscale patterns of battery active material particles on the electrodes of commercial ec‐TEM chips. This method provides high spatial resolution (line width < 30 µm) and accuracy, ease of ink preparation, flexibility of materials, and ability to manufacture complex structures (layered or mixed materials). Size selectivity of aerosol jet printing and its positive implications for ec‐TEM sample preparation are also discussed. This procedure is a promising solution to the difficult problem of micro‐battery fabrication for ec‐TEM and for other applications where high spatial resolution deposition from powders is required.</jats:p>

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Funder: Royce Cluster Tool

Keywords

aerosol jet printing, batteries, electrochemistry, microdevices, microdevice fabrication, operando TEM

Journal Title

Advanced Materials Interfaces

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Journal ISSN

2196-7350
2196-7350

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Publisher

Wiley
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L015978/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/P024947/1)
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) Research Infrastructures (RI) (823717)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/S019367/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R00661X/1)