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

Figure 3

In situ AFM images (5 × 5 μm²) of the HOPG basal plane surface obtained at 2.9 V (a) before and (b) after the first cycle CV at 5 mV s⁻¹ in 1 M LiClO₄/EC + DEC.

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