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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2016
Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Gihan Kwon, Lemont, IL (US);
Jonathan D. Emery, Chicago, IL (US);
In Soo Kim, Woodridge, IL (US);
Alex B. Martinson, Naperville, IL (US);
David M. Tiede, Elmhurst, IL (US);
UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrochemical cell that allows for in-situ structural characterization of amorphous thin film materials during the course of electrolysis using high-energy X-ray scattering (>keV). The compact and versatile cell employs a three-electrode configuration and minimizes X-ray scattering contributions from the cell, reference and counter electrodes, as well as the working electrode support. A large surface area working electrode has a physically robust support and is largely transparent to X-rays. This design, which utilizes a three-dimensional working electrode, also greatly improves the intensity and quality of the scattered signal compared to a two-dimensional working electrode. The in-situ cell can be used not only to investigate structural evolution during electrolysis using X-ray scattering (e.g. pair distribution function), but also to perform electrochemical potential-dependent structural analysis by extended X-ray absorption fine structure.