Nano Lett. 2011, DOI: 10.1021/nl2024118

ACS Nano, 2011, DOI: 10.1021/nn202071y

 Nano Lett. DOI: 10.1021/nl201684d

PRL 106, 248302 (2011)     The atomic scale lithiation mechanism of individual SnO2 nanowires in a flooding geometry was revealed by in situ transmission electron microscopy. The lithiation was initiated by the formation of multiple stripes with a width of a few nanometers parallel to the (020) plane traversing the entire wires, serving as multiple reaction fronts for later stages of lithiation. Inside the stripes, we identified a high density of dislocations and enlarged interplanar spacing, which provided an effective path for lithium ion transport.

Nano Letters, DOI: 10.1021/nl200412p

Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 183107 (2011), doi:10.1063/1.3585655

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