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ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 2, Issue 6, Pages 436-440Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2481(00)00056-4
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atomic force microscopy; graphite; lithium intercalation; organic electrolyte; surface layer
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Solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) film formation on graphite electrodes was studied on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) in nonaqueous electrolyte by in situ electrochemical atomic force microscopy (AFM). For potentials negative to 0.7 V versus Li\Li+ a SEI film is formed on the HOPG electrode surface. After the first cycle the film is rough and covers the surface of the HOPG electrode only partially. After the second cycle the HOPG surface is fully covered by a compact film. The thickness of the SEI film was measured by increasing the pressure of the AFM tip and thus scraping a part of the electrode surface. In this way a thickness of about 2.5 nm was found for the SEI film formed after two scan cycles between 3 and 0.01 V versus Li\Li+. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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