Schematic of Carbon Dioxide Gas Treatment (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Schematic of Carbon Dioxide Gas Treatment

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Left: The surface of a lithium-rich cathode particle is treated with carbon dioxide gas. Right: Carbon dioxide gas molecules extract oxygen atoms from the lattice of the lithium-rich cathode particle to create oxygen vacancies at the surface.

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Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion, UC San Diego

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