@article{oai:kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00009209, author = {高橋, 康史 and 熊谷, 明哉 and 棟方, 裕一 and 伊野, 浩介 and 珠玖, 仁 and 金村, 聖志 and 末永, 智一 and Takahashi, Yasufumi and Kumatani, Akichika and Munakata, Hirokazu and Inomata, Hirotaka and Ito, Komachi and Ino, Kosuke and Shiku, Hitoshi and Unwin, Patrick R. and Korchev, Yuri E. and Kanamura, Kiyoshi and Matsue, Tomokazu}, journal = {Nature Communications}, month = {Nov}, note = {Intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions at electrode surfaces are central to the operation of lithium-ion batteries. Yet, on the most important composite cathode surfaces, this is a rather complex process involving spatially heterogeneous reactions that have proved difficult to resolve with existing techniques. Here we report a scanning electrochemical cell microscope based approach to define a mobile electrochemical cell that is used to quantitatively visualize electrochemical phenomena at the battery cathode material LiFePO 4, with resolution of ∼100 €‰nm. The technique measures electrode topography and different electrochemical properties simultaneously, and the information can be combined with complementary microscopic techniques to reveal new perspectives on structure and activity. These electrodes exhibit highly spatially heterogeneous electrochemistry at the nanoscale, both within secondary particles and at individual primary nanoparticles, which is highly dependent on the local structure and composition. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved., 金沢大学ナノ生命科学研究所}, title = {Nanoscale visualization of redox activity at lithium-ion battery cathodes}, volume = {5}, year = {2014} }