Data from: An infrared, Raman, and X-ray database of battery interphase components

Further improvements to lithium-ion and emerging battery technologies can
be enabled by an improved understanding of the chemistry and working
mechanisms of interphases that form at electrochemically active battery
interfaces. However, it is difficult to collect and interpret spectra of
interphases for several reasons, including the presence of a variety of
compounds. To address this challenge, we herein present a vibrational
spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction data library of ten compounds that have
been identified as interphase constituents in lithium-ion or emerging
battery chemistries. The data library includes attenuated total
reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy,
and X-ray diffraction data, collected in inert atmospheres provided by
custom sample chambers. The data library presented in this work (and
online repository) simplifies access to reference data that is otherwise
either diffusely spread throughout the literature or non-existent, and
provides energy storage researchers streamlined access to vital
interphase-relevant data that can accelerate battery research efforts.