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Hollow-core optical fibre sensors for operando Raman spectroscopy investigation of Li-ion battery liquid electrolytes.

cam.depositDate2022-03-07
cam.issuedOnline2022-03-28
datacite.issupplementedby.urlhttps://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.81189
dc.contributor.authorMiele, Ermanno
dc.contributor.authorDose, Wesley M
dc.contributor.authorManyakin, Ilya
dc.contributor.authorFrosz, Michael H
dc.contributor.authorRuff, Zachary
dc.contributor.authorDe Volder, Michael
dc.contributor.authorGrey, Clare
dc.contributor.authorBaumberg, Jeremy
dc.contributor.authorEuser, Tijmen
dc.contributor.orcidFrosz, Michael H [0000-0002-8857-0029]
dc.contributor.orcidDe Volder, Michael [0000-0003-1955-2270]
dc.contributor.orcidGrey, Clare [0000-0001-5572-192X]
dc.contributor.orcidBaumberg, Jeremy [0000-0002-9606-9488]
dc.contributor.orcidEuser, Tijmen [0000-0002-8305-9598]
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-20T23:30:32Z
dc.date.available2022-04-20T23:30:32Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-28
dc.date.updated2022-03-07T09:10:41Z
dc.description.abstractImproved analytical tools are urgently required to identify degradation and failure mechanisms in Li-ion batteries. However, understanding and ultimately avoiding these detrimental mechanisms requires continuous tracking of complex electrochemical processes in different battery components. Here, we report an operando spectroscopy method that enables monitoring the chemistry of a carbonate-based liquid electrolyte during electrochemical cycling in Li-ion batteries with a graphite anode and a LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathode. By embedding a hollow-core optical fibre probe inside a lab-scale pouch cell, we demonstrate the effective evolution of the liquid electrolyte species by background-free Raman spectroscopy. The analysis of the spectroscopy measurements reveals changes in the ratio of carbonate solvents and electrolyte additives as a function of the cell voltage and show the potential to track the lithium-ion solvation dynamics. The proposed operando methodology contributes to understanding better the current Li-ion battery limitations and paves the way for studies of the degradation mechanisms in different electrochemical energy storage systems.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is supported by the Faraday Institution under grant no. FIRG001 (EM, WMD, ZR, MDV, CPG, JJB, TGE) and the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability (EM, TGE).
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.83697
dc.identifier.eissn2041-1723
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/336279
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physics
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleHollow-core optical fibre sensors for operando Raman spectroscopy investigation of Li-ion battery liquid electrolytes.
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-03-04
prism.publicationNameNat Commun
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pubs.licence-identifierapollo-deposit-licence-2-1
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionVoR
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1038/s41467-022-29330-4

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