Oxidation Mechanism of Metallic Nickel

Guzman-Bucio, Dulce-Maria; Gómez‐Sosa, Gustavo; Cabrera-Germán, D.; Torres-Ochoa, Jorge-Alejandro; Bravo-Sánchez, Mariela; Cortazar‐Martínez, Orlando; Carmona-Carmona, Abraham-Jorge; Herrera-Gómez, Alberto

doi:10.2139/ssrn.4023168

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The NiO spectrum used in the simulation was provided by Alberto Herrera-Gomez with details published in a recent paper. 27 The Nafion spectrum was collected at PNNL on a Thermo-Fisher NEXSA system. These spectra were first normalized so that the areas of the Ni 2p from the NiO and the F 1s from the Nafion were of the same intensity.…”

Section: Conclusion and Recommendations For Al Kα X-rays And Nmc Elec...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Surface analysis insight note: X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of battery electrodes—Challenges with nickel–manganese–cobalt and Li examples using an Al Kα x‐ray source

Strange

Engelhard

Easton

et al. 2023

Surface & Interface Analysis

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has become a highly important tool for the analysis of battery materials and components. However, both anecdotal and detailed analysis of selected parts of the literature indicate that many reports of XPS on battery electrodes have significant analysis or data flaws. In this paper, we highlight several of the common challenges that analysts face when using XPS for battery materials, pointing to recent literature that addresses many of the critical issues associated with sample preparation as well as data collection and analysis. A common error for battery materials (and other materials) involves ignoring peak overlaps and interferences. Specifically, when a “minor” peak associated with a component in relatively high concentration overlaps or contributes to the primary peak (or one recommended for quantitative analysis) from a different element in the material. Overlap issues apply to many battery electrodes composed of many elements with complex photoelectron peak structures, as well as those involving peaks with seemingly simpler spectral envelopes such as Li and F. Examples of issues associated with battery systems are highlighted by a discussion of challenges associated with XPS analysis of Li and nickel–manganese–cobalt (NMC) electrodes in battery systems. Lithium analysis has challenges associated with the preparation and an often‐unrecognized peak overlap with F. In our laboratory and in the literature, NMC electrodes are often examined and new XPS users do not always recognize interference of the Auger signal from FKLL (in or on the electrode) with Ni 2p photoelectron spectrum when generated with Al Kα X‐rays. The use of simulated spectra involving both F and NiO demonstrates the extent of F Auger contributions to the Ni 2p signal strength as a function of the F/Ni atom ratio in the material and suggests spectra information that can be used to identify how significant effects will be on the resultant spectra. Our analysis demonstrates that in many cases overlap issues are significant for real electrode materials.

show abstract

Section: Conclusion and Recommendations For Al Kα X-rays And Nmc Elec...mentioning

confidence: 99%