Issue 45, 2011

Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy on the cathode materials LiMnPO4 and LiMn0.9Fe0.1PO4––a comparative study

Abstract

We present a study of the charge-state behavior of the Li-ion battery cathode materials LixMnPO4 and LixMn0.9Fe0.1PO4 using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS). A set of six identical battery cathodes for each material have been cycled and left in different charge states in the range of x = 0.2…1.0 before disassembly in an Ar glove box. Unexpectedly, we find that the Mn 3d-bands are almost inert to the delithiation process, suggesting that Mn ions participate to a very small extent in the charge compensation process. In LixMn0.9Fe0.1PO4 the Fe 3d-band shows much more response to delithiation than the Mn 3d-band. The O 2p-band hybridizes with the bands of the other ions in LixMnPO4 and LixMn0.9Fe0.1PO4 and thus, indirectly, carries useful information about the effects of delithiation at all ion sites. We conclude that the redox reactions during lithiation/delithiation of these materials are complex and involve repopulation of charges for all constituent elements.

Graphical abstract: Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy on the cathode materials LiMnPO4 and LiMn0.9Fe0.1PO4––a comparative study

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Mar 2011
Accepted
09 Sep 2011
First published
10 Oct 2011

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011,13, 20215-20222

Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy on the cathode materials LiMnPO4 and LiMn0.9Fe0.1PO4––a comparative study

H. M. Hollmark, T. Gustafsson, K. Edström and L.-C. Duda, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 20215 DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20673G

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