Hammad Fawey Mohammed, Chakravadhanula Venkata Sai Kiran, Reddy Munnangi Anji, Rongeat Carine, Scherer Torsten, Hahn Horst, Fichtner Maximilian, Kübel Christian
Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
Joint Research Laboratory Nanomaterials (KIT and TUD) at Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD), Jovanka-Bontschits-Str. 2, Darmstadt, 64287, Germany.
Microsc Res Tech. 2016 Jul;79(7):615-24. doi: 10.1002/jemt.22675. Epub 2016 May 4.
Trustworthy preparation and contacting of micron-sized batteries is an essential task to enable reliable in situ TEM studies during electrochemical biasing. Some of the challenges and solutions for the preparation of all-solid-state batteries for in situ TEM electrochemical studies are discussed using an optimized focused ion beam (FIB) approach. In particular redeposition, resistivity, porosity of the electrodes/electrolyte and leakage current are addressed. Overcoming these challenges, an all-solid-state fluoride ion battery has been prepared as a model system for in situ TEM electrochemical biasing studies and first results on a Bi/La0.9 Ba0.1 F2.9 half-cell are presented. Microsc. Res. Tech. 79:615-624, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.