title: Temperature-induced structural and chemical changes of ultrathin ethylene carbonate films on Cu(111).
abstract: The interaction of the Li-ion battery solvent ethylene carbonate (EC) with Cu(111) was investigated by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) and variable temperature X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) under ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) conditions. Between 80 and 420 K, the decomposition of EC occurs along with distinct structural and chemical changes of the adlayer.
authors.affiliation: Helmholtz Institute Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany. juergen.behm@uni-ulm.de.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buchner
authors.forename: Hanieh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Farkhondeh
authors.forename: Maral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozorgchenani
authors.forename: Benedikt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uhl
authors.forename: R Jürgen
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Behm