Structural evolution of high energy density V3+/V4+ mixed valent Na3V2O2x(PO4)2F3−2x (x = 0.8) sodium vanadium fluorophosphate using in situ synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction

The first time-resolved in situ synchrotron XRD study of a cathode in a functioning sodium-ion battery. We determine the reaction mechanism, lattice parameters, sodium evolution, and the maximum sodium extraction for the fresh and precycled cell.

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Capacity Fading Mechanism of the Commercial 18650 LiFePO4-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries: An in Situ Time-Resolved High-Energy Synchrotron XRD Study

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ◽

10.1021/acsami.7b13060 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 4622-4629 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Qi Liu ◽

Yadong Liu ◽

Fan Yang ◽

Hao He ◽

Xianghui Xiao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

High Energy ◽

Capacity Fading ◽

Time Resolved ◽

Xrd Study ◽

Synchrotron Xrd

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Revealing the charge/discharge mechanism of Na–O2 cells by in situ soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Energy & Environmental Science ◽

10.1039/c8ee00721g ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 2073-2077 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Mohammad N. Banis ◽

Hossein Yadegari ◽

Qian Sun ◽

Tom Regier ◽

Teak Boyko ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Energy Density ◽

Absorption Spectroscopy ◽

High Energy ◽

High Energy Density ◽

X Ray ◽

Discharge Mechanism ◽

X Ray Absorption ◽

Charge Discharge

Developing high energy density batteries, such as metal–air systems, requires a good understanding of their underlying electrochemical principles.

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Elucidating the Structural Evolution of a Highy Porous Responsive Metal-Organic Framework (DUT-49(M)) upon Guests Desorption by Time-Resolved In-Situ Powder X-Ray Diffraction

10.26434/chemrxiv.12753593.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bikash Garai ◽

Volodymyr Bon ◽

Francesco Walenszus ◽

Azat Khadiev ◽

Dmitri Novikov ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Adsorption Isotherms ◽

Metal Organic Framework ◽

Structural Evolution ◽

Structural Transformations ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

Time Resolved ◽

X Ray ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Subcritical Fluid

Variation in the metal centres of M-M paddle-wheel SBU results in the formation of isostructural DUT-49(M) frameworks. However, the porosity of the framework was found to be different for each of the structures. While a high and moderate porosity was obtained for DUT-49(Cu) and DUT-49(Ni), respectively, other members of the series [DUT-49(M); M= Mn, Fe, Co, Zn, Cd] show very low porosity and shapes of the adsorption isotherms which is not expected for op phases of these MOFs. Investigation on those MOFs revealed that those frameworks undergo structural collapse during the solvent removal at the activation step. Thus, herein, we aimed to study the detailed structural transformations that are possibly occurring during the removal of the subcritical fluid from the framework.

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In situ high-energy x-ray diffraction observation of structural evolution in a Ti-based bulk metallic glass upon heating

Journal of Materials Research ◽

10.1557/jmr.2010.0298 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 25 (12) ◽

pp. 2271-2277 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

N. Zheng ◽

G. Wang ◽

L.C. Zhang ◽

M. Calin ◽

M. Stoica ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Metallic Glass ◽

Bulk Metallic Glass ◽

Free Volume ◽

Structural Relaxation ◽

Structural Evolution ◽

High Energy ◽

Rapid Quenching ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

X Ray

The structural evolution of the Ti40Zr10Cu34Pd14Sn2 bulk metallic glass (BMG) upon was investigated by means of in situ high-energy x-ray diffraction. The position, width, and intensity of the first peak in diffraction patterns are fitted through Voigt function below 800 K. All the peak position, width, and intensity values show a nearly linear increase with the increasing temperature to the onset temperature of structural relaxation, Tr = 510 K. However, these values start to deviate from the linear behavior between Tr and Tg (the glass transition temperature). The changes in free volume and the coefficient of volume thermal expansion prove that the aforementioned phenomenon is closely related to the structural relaxation releasing excess free volume arrested during rapid quenching of the BMG. Above 800 K, three crystallization events are detected and the first exothermic event is due to the formation of metastable nanocrystals.

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Wire, hybrid, and laser-cut X-pinches as Talbot-Lau backlighters for electron density diagnostics

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ◽

10.1088/1361-6587/ac4b95 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Maria Pia Valdivia Leiva ◽

Gilbert W Collins IV ◽

Fabio Conti ◽

Farhat Beg

Keyword(s):

Electron Density ◽

Mass Density ◽

Front Propagation ◽

High Energy ◽

Pulsed Power ◽

High Energy Density ◽

Inertial Confinement ◽

X Ray ◽

Wave Front Propagation ◽

First Time

Abstract Talbot-Lau X-ray Deflectometry (TXD) enables refraction-based imaging for high-energy-density physics (HEDP) experiments, and thus, it has been studied and developed with the goal of diagnosing plasmas relevant to Inertial Confinement and Magnetic Liner Inertial Fusion. X-pinches, known for reliably generating fast (~1 ns), small (~1 µm) x-ray sources, were driven on the compact current driver GenASIS (~200 kA, 150 ns) as a potential backlighter source for TXD. Considering that different X-pinch configurations have characteristic advantages and drawbacks as x-ray generating loads, three distinct copper X-pinch configurations were studied: the wire X-pinch, the hybrid X-pinch, and the laser-cut X-pinch. The Cu K-shell emission from each configuration was characterized and analyzed regarding the specific backlighter requirements for an 8 keV TXD system: spatial and temporal resolution, number of sources, time of emission, spectrum, and reproducibility. Recommendations for future experimental improvements and applications are presented. The electron density of static objects was retrieved from Moiré images obtained through TXD. This allowed to calculate the mass density of static samples within 4% of the expected value for laser-cut X-pinches, which were found to be the optimal X-pinch configuration for TXD due to their high reproducibility, small source size (≤5 µm), short duration (~1 ns FWHM), and up to 10^6 W peak power near 8 keV photon energy. Plasma loads were imaged through TXD for the first-time using laser-cut X-pinch backlighting. Experimental images were compared with simulations from the X-ray Wave-Front Propagation code, demonstrating that TXD can be a powerful x-ray refraction-based diagnostic for dense Z-pinch loads. Future plans for Talbot-Lau Interferometry diagnostics in the pulsed-power environment are described.

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In Situ Structural Evolution of Steel-Based MMC by High Energy X-Ray Diffraction and Comparison with Micromechanical Approach

Materials Science Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.768-769.313 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 768-769 ◽

pp. 313-320 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Guillaume Geandier ◽

Moukrane Dehmas ◽

Mickael Mourot ◽

Elisabeth Aeby-Gautier ◽

Sabine Denis ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phase Transformation ◽

Coefficient Of Thermal Expansion ◽

Hydrostatic Stress ◽

Structural Evolution ◽

High Energy ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

X Ray ◽

Cell Parameters ◽

The Matrix

In situ high energy X-ray diffraction synchrotron was used to provide direct analysis of the transformation sequences in steel-based matrix composite (MMC) reinforced with TiC particles. Evolution of the phase fractions of the matrix and TiC particles as well as the mean cell parameters of each phase were determined by Rietveld refinement from high energy X-ray diffraction (ID15B, ESRF, Grenoble, France). In addition, some peaks were further analysed in order to obtain the X-ray strain during the cooling step. Non-linear strain evolutions of each phase are evidenced, which are either associated with differences in the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between matrix and TiC particle or to the occurrence of phase transformation. Micromechanical calculations were performed through the finite element method to estimate the stress state in each phase and outline the effects of differences in CTE and of volume change associated with the matrix phase transformation. The calculated results led to a final compressive hydrostatic stress in the TiC reinforcement and tensile hydrostatic stress in the matrix area around the TiC particles. Besides, the tendencies measured from in situ synchrotron diffraction (mean cell parameters) matched with the numerical estimates.

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Formation of hydroxysulphate and hydroxycarbonate green rusts in the presence of zinc using time-resolved in situ small and wide angle X-ray scattering

Mineralogical Magazine ◽

10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.159 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 72 (1) ◽

pp. 159-162 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

I. A. M. Ahmed ◽

S. Shaw ◽

L. G. Benning

Keyword(s):

Unit Cell ◽

Wide Angle ◽

Time Resolved ◽

X Ray ◽

X Ray Scattering ◽

Ph Dependent ◽

Green Rusts ◽

First Time ◽

Ray Scattering

AbstractThe formation and transformation of hydroxysulphate (GRSO4) and hydroxycarbonate (GRCO3) Green Rusts were studied in situ using synchrotron-based time-resolved small and wide angle X-ray scattering. The time-resolved data revealed, for the first time, the pH dependent transition from poorly-ordered schwertmannite (pH <6.5) into GRSO4 (pH ~6.8) followed by GRCO3 (at pH ~9.6). These data also showed that the addition of Zn to the starting sulphate Fe2+/Fe3+ solution resulted in a change in size of the GR unit-cell due to substitution of Zn into the GR structure.

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