The use of in-situ Raman spectroscopy in investigating carbon materials as anodes of alkali metal-ion batteries

CHENG Xiao-qin; LI Hui-jun; ZHAO Zhen-xin; WANG Yong-zhen; WANG Xiao-min

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60007-0

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CHENG Xiao-qin, LI Hui-jun, ZHAO Zhen-xin, WANG Yong-zhen, WANG Xiao-min. The use of in-situ Raman spectroscopy in investigating carbon materials as anodes of alkali metal-ion batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2021, 36(1): 93-105. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60007-0

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CHENG Xiao-qin, LI Hui-jun, ZHAO Zhen-xin, WANG Yong-zhen, WANG Xiao-min. The use of in-situ Raman spectroscopy in investigating carbon materials as anodes of alkali metal-ion batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2021, 36(1): 93-105. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60007-0

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CHENG Xiao-qin, LI Hui-jun, ZHAO Zhen-xin, WANG Yong-zhen, WANG Xiao-min. The use of in-situ Raman spectroscopy in investigating carbon materials as anodes of alkali metal-ion batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2021, 36(1): 93-105. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60007-0

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The use of in-situ Raman spectroscopy in investigating carbon materials as anodes of alkali metal-ion batteries

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60007-0

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College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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Shanxi Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China

Funds: The authors would like to offer special thanks to Naticnal Natural Science Foundation of China (U1810115, U1710256, 52072256)

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CHENG Xiao-qin, Ph.D. E-mail: 958072108@qq.com
Corresponding author: WANG Yong-zhen, Professor. E-mail: wangyongzhen@tyut.edu.cn; WANG Xiao-min, Professor. E-mail: wangxiaomin@tyut.edu.cn
Received Date: 2020-10-09
Rev Recd Date: 2020-12-11
Publish Date: 2021-02-01

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Abstract

Raman spectroscopy is a fast, non-destructive and high-resolution characterization tool based on laser physics that can be applied to a wide range of materials science problems. It has proven to be an effective tool in studying phase transitions induced by variables such as temperature, pressure or electrochemical reactions. In-situ Raman spectroscopy can be used to track any microstructural changes of the electrode materials and interface reactions in alkali metal-ion batteries during charging and discharging. Carbon materials have become the most widely used anode materials for lithium-ion batteries because of their good electrochemical reversibility, excellent stability, low electrochemical charge/discharge potential platform, and low cost. The use of in-situ Raman spectroscopy in understanding the reactions occurring in alkali metal-ion batteries using carbon anode materials is summarized with a focus on the energy storage mechanism in Li⁺/Na⁺/K⁺ ion batteries using carbon materials such as graphite and hard carbon as the anode materials. The effects of size, stress, doping, and the solvation-assisted co-intercalation of Li⁺/Na⁺/K⁺ ions on the energy storage behavior in alkali metal-ion batteries are analyzed. Based on the strength and weakness of in-situ Raman spectroscopy, its combination with AFM, in situ XRD and other high-resolution in situ technologies is used to reveal the energy storage mechanisms.
- In situ Raman spectroscopy,
- Carbon materials,
- Alkali metal-ion battery

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