Beyond imaging: Applications of atomic force microscopy for the study of Lithium-ion batteries

Weidong Zhao; Wentao Song; Ling-Zhi Cheong; Deyu Wang; Hong Li; Flemming Besenbacher; Fuqiang Huang; Cai Shen

doi:10.1016/j.ultramic.2019.05.004

Beyond imaging: Applications of atomic force microscopy for the study of Lithium-ion batteries

Ultramicroscopy. 2019 Sep:204:34-48. doi: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2019.05.004. Epub 2019 May 17.

Authors

Weidong Zhao¹, Wentao Song², Ling-Zhi Cheong³, Deyu Wang¹, Hong Li⁴, Flemming Besenbacher⁵, Fuqiang Huang⁶, Cai Shen⁷

Affiliations

¹ Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1219 West Zhongguan Road, Ningbo, China.
² Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa 904-0495 Japan.
³ School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
⁴ Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
⁵ Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Denmark.
⁶ State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai, China.
⁷ Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1219 West Zhongguan Road, Ningbo, China; State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: shencai@nimte.ac.cn.

PMID: 31128412
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2019.05.004

Abstract

Research and development of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) require powerful characterization approaches. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a multifunctional method that allows investigation of the topography, the electrochemical reactions, the ion transport phenomena, and the surface potential of samples at high resolution. Thus, this technique plays an increasingly important role in the study of LIBs. Herein, the progresses made in the application of AFM for the study of LIBs are reviewed and discussed.

Keywords: Atomic force microscopy; Ion transport; Lithium-ion battery; Solid electrolyte interphase.

Publication types

Review