Operando Infrared Nanospectroscopy of the Silicon/Electrolyte Interface during Initial Stages of Solid-Electrolyte-Interphase Layer Formation

A Dopilka, JM Larson, R Kostecki - ACS Energy Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
The solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is a critical component in Li-ion batteries; however, its
nanoscale structure and composition and unstable nature make it difficult to characterize …

Chemical state of nickel nanoparticles during the oxygen evolution reaction in a carbonate-bicarbonate buffer solution

BO Shalom, MA Andrés, AR Head, BZ Epstein… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2024 - cell.com
The chemical state of nickel anodes during the oxygen evolution reaction can impact their
electrocatalytic performance. Here, X-ray photoelectron and absorption spectroscopies …

In Situ Formation of Suspended Graphene Windows for Lab‐Based XPS in Liquid and Gas Environments

ES Jones, C Drivas, JS Gibson, JEN Swallow… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental cells sealed with photoelectron‐transparent graphene windows are
promising for extending X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to liquid and high …

[HTML][HTML] Electrochemically controlled solid liquid interfaces probed with lab-based X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

BO Shalom, MA Andrés, Y Yu, AR Head… - Electrochemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
A micro-electrochemical cell is sealed with 2–5 layers of graphene to monitor the changing
oxidation state of Cu nanoparticles (NPs) with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) in a …

Electronic interactions and stability issues at the copper-graphene interface in air and in alkaline solution under electrochemical control

S Khatun, MA Andrés, SR Cohen, I Kaplan-Ashiri… - Electrochimica …, 2022 - Elsevier
A micro-electrochemical cell is sealed with a polymer-free single-layer graphene (SLG)
membrane to monitor the stability of Cu nanoparticles (NPs) attached to SLG, as well as the …