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A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study of Lithiation Mechanism in ZnFe2O4 Anode Materials

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ZnFe2O4 (ZFO) represents a promising anode material for lithium ion batteries, but there is still a lack of deep understanding of the fundamental reduction mechanism associated with this material. In this paper, the complete visualization of reduction/oxidation products irrespective of their crystallinity was achieved experimentally through a compilation of in situ X-ray diffraction, synchrotron based powder diffraction, and ex-situ X-ray absorption fine structure data. Complementary theoretical modelling study further shed light upon the fundamental understanding of the lithiation mechanism, especially at the early stage from ZnFe2O4 up to LixZnFe2O4 (x = 2).

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA

    Lei Wang, Kenneth J. Takeuchi, Esther S. Takeuchi & Amy C. Marschilok

  2. Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA

    Alison McCarthy, Kenneth J. Takeuchi, Esther S. Takeuchi & Amy C. Marschilok

  3. Energy and Photon Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA

    Esther S. Takeuchi & Amy C. Marschilok

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Wang, L., McCarthy, A., Takeuchi, K.J. et al. A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study of Lithiation Mechanism in ZnFe2O4 Anode Materials. MRS Advances 3, 773–778 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2018.305

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