Research Article

Atomic Force Microscopy for Understanding Solvent Cointercalation into Graphite Electrode in Lithium Secondary Batteries

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(a) The first cyclic voltammogram of the HOPG basal plane at 5 mV s−1 in 1 M LiClO4/EC + DEC and (b) in situ AFM image (5 × 5 μm2) of the HOPG basal plane surface obtained at 2.9 V between 1.6 and 0.2 V in (a).
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