Slice-Selective NMR Diffusion Measurements: A Robust and Reliable Tool for In Situ Characterization of Ion-Transport Properties in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes

The main impediments to the widespread acceptance of electric drive vehicles are the cost, energy-storage capacity, and durability of portable electrical energy sources and, in particular, batteries. In situ experimental techniques that can accurately detect and monitor performance degradation mechanisms on the nanoscale, including the identities of short-lived chemical species and changes in materials properties as a function of cycling rate, …