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Muon spin spectroscopy ($\mu^+$SR) is now an established method to measure atomic scale diffusion coefficients of ions in oxides. This is achieved via the ion hopping rate, which causes periodic change in the local magnetic field at the…
We have studied low-temperature magnetic properties as well as high-temperature lithium ion diffusion in the battery cathode materials LixNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 by the use of muon spin rotation/relaxation. Our data reveal that the samples enter…
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Numerical simulations of muon spin relaxation ($\mu$SR) in ion diffusion were performed using the {\sl extended} Kubo-Toyabe (KT) relaxation function $G_z^{\rm EA}(t)$ that incorporates an Edwards-Anderson type autocorrelation function for…
Measurements of dc magnetization ($M$) and electrical resistivity ($\rho$) have been carried out as a function of temperature ($T$) for layered oxide Li$_{\rm x}$CoO$_2$ (0.51$\leq$$x$$\leq$1.0) using single crystal specimens. After slow…
Muon Spin Rotation/Relaxation ({\mu}SR) is a powerful probe to study diffusion of hydrogen-like particles. One of the most common model to analyze {\mu}SR signals from materials where diffusion occurs, is by using functions derived from the…
Muon spin relaxation measurements are reported on three members of the LixMPO4 series. The magnetic properties of stoichiometric samples with M = Ni, Co, Fe, were investigated at low-temperature. In LiNiPO4 we observe different forms of the…
We have applied the photoexcited muon spin spectroscopy technique (photo-$\mu$SR) to intrinsic germanium with the goal of developing a new method for characterizing excess carrier kinetics in a wide range of semiconductors. Muon spin…
We report a $\mu$SR study in a Y$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$ single crystal. We observe slow local field fluctuations at low temperature which become faster as the temperature is increased. Our analysis suggests that muon diffusion is present in this…
In positive muon spin rotation and relaxation ($\mu^+$SR) spectroscopy, positive muons ($\mu^+$) implanted into solid oxides are conventionally treated as immobile spin-probes at interstitial sites below room temperature. This is because…
Hydrogen dynamics in the nanoscale region of VO$_{2}$ was investigated by muon spin rotation/relaxation ($\mu $SR) technique. Positively charged muon acts as a light radioisotope of proton and can be used as a probe to explore the inside of…
We present the results of muon-spin relaxation measurements of spin excitations in the one-dimensional quantum Heisenberg antiferromagnet Cu(pyz)(NO$_{3}$)$_{2}$. Using density-functional theory we propose muon sites and assess the degree…
Li-ion conductivity is one of the essential properties that determine the performance of cathode materials for Li-ion batteries. Here, using the density functional theory, we investigate the polaron stability and its effect on the Li-ion…
We interpret recent measurements of the zero field muon relaxation rate in the frustrated magnetic pyrochlore Dy$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$ as resulting from the quantum diffusion of muons in the substance. In this scenario, the plateau observed at low…
The solid-state diffusion coefficient of the electrode active material is one of the key parameters in lithium-ion battery modelling. Conventionally, this diffusion coefficient is estimated through the galvanostatic intermittent titration…
We present measurements of magnetic field and frequency dependences of the low temperature (T = 1.8 K) AC-susceptibility, and temperature and field dependences of the longitudinal field positive muon spin relaxation ({\mu}SR) for…
Ternary Li halides, such as Li$_3$MeX$_6$ with, e.g., Me = In, Sc, Y and X = Cl, Br, are in the center of attention for battery applications as these materials might serve as ionic electrolytes. To fulfill their function, such electrolytes…
We present an x-ray absorption study of the oxidation states of transition-metal-ions of LiMnO2 and its related materials, widely used as cathodes in Li-ion batteries. The comparison between the obtained spectrum and the…
The nature of the magnetic transition of the Na-rich thermoelectric Na$_{0.75}$CoO$_2$ at 22K was studied by positive muon-spin-rotation and relaxation ($\mu^+$SR) spectroscopy, using a polycrystalline sample in the temperature range…
We demonstrate that for polycrystalline LiNi0.33Mn0.33Co0.33O2 c-axis textured thin film cathodes of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, the kinetics of Li storage and release including maximum specific capacity is determined by Li…