TY - JOUR
T1 - Beam damage in operando X-ray diffraction studies of Li-ion batteries
AU - Christensen, Christian Kolle
AU - Karlsen, Martin Aaskov
AU - Drejer, Andreas Østergaard
AU - Andersen, Bettina Pilgaard
AU - Jakobsen, Christian Lund
AU - Johansen, Morten
AU - Sørensen, Daniel Risskov
AU - Kantor, Innokenty
AU - Jørgensen, Mads Ry Vogel
AU - Ravnsbæk, Dorthe Bomholdt
N1 - open access.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Operando powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) is a widely employed method for the investigation of structural evolution and phase transitions in electrodes for rechargeable batteries. Due to the advantages of high brilliance and high X-ray energies, the experiments are often carried out at synchrotron facilities. It is known that the X-ray exposure can cause beam damage in the battery cell, resulting in hindrance of the electrochemical reaction. This study investigates the extent of X-ray beam damage during operando PXRD synchrotron experiments on battery materials with varying X-ray energies, amount of X-ray exposure and battery cell chemistries. Battery cells were exposed to 15, 25 or 35 keV X-rays (with varying dose) during charge or discharge in a battery test cell specially designed for operando experiments. The observed beam damage was probed by µPXRD mapping of the electrodes recovered from the operando battery cell after charge/discharge. The investigation reveals that the beam damage depends strongly on both the X-ray energy and the amount of exposure, and that it also depends strongly on the cell chemistry, i.e. the chemical composition of the electrode.
AB - Operando powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) is a widely employed method for the investigation of structural evolution and phase transitions in electrodes for rechargeable batteries. Due to the advantages of high brilliance and high X-ray energies, the experiments are often carried out at synchrotron facilities. It is known that the X-ray exposure can cause beam damage in the battery cell, resulting in hindrance of the electrochemical reaction. This study investigates the extent of X-ray beam damage during operando PXRD synchrotron experiments on battery materials with varying X-ray energies, amount of X-ray exposure and battery cell chemistries. Battery cells were exposed to 15, 25 or 35 keV X-rays (with varying dose) during charge or discharge in a battery test cell specially designed for operando experiments. The observed beam damage was probed by µPXRD mapping of the electrodes recovered from the operando battery cell after charge/discharge. The investigation reveals that the beam damage depends strongly on both the X-ray energy and the amount of exposure, and that it also depends strongly on the cell chemistry, i.e. the chemical composition of the electrode.
KW - batteries
KW - beam damage
KW - operando studies
KW - powder diffraction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85159301377&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1107/S160057752300142X
DO - 10.1107/S160057752300142X
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 36952234
SN - 0909-0495
VL - 30
SP - 561
EP - 570
JO - Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
JF - Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
IS - Part 3
ER -