Interfacial studies of a thin-film Li2Mn4O9 electrode
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Kostecki, R
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Environm Energy Technol Div, Berkeley, CA 94720 USALawrence Berkeley Lab, Environm Energy Technol Div, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
Kostecki, R
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Kong, FP
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Environm Energy Technol Div, Berkeley, CA 94720 USALawrence Berkeley Lab, Environm Energy Technol Div, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
Kong, FP
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Matsuo, Y
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Environm Energy Technol Div, Berkeley, CA 94720 USALawrence Berkeley Lab, Environm Energy Technol Div, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
Matsuo, Y
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McLarnon, F
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A thin-film spinel Li2Mn4O9 electrode was prepared by spin coating onto a Pt substrate, Spectroscopic ellipsometry, X-ray diffraction and current-sensing atomic force microscopy (CSAFM) were used to characterize interfacial processes and film formation at this electrode in the presence of 1.0 M LiPF6, EC:DMC (1:1 by volume) electrolyte. Prolonged exposure of the film to the electrolyte at ambient temperature resulted in spontaneous decomposition of the spinel to lambda-MnO2 without disruption of the original structure. The surface of the resulting lambda-MnO2 film exhibited no significant change in morphology, however a thin passive electrode surface layer was detected by the CSAFM probe. This electrode surface layer exhibited insulating properties and most likely contained Li2O, a by-product of Li2Mn4O9 decomposition. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.