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Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy for Characterization of a Solid-State System

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Solid-state batteries represent a promising technology in the field of high-energy-density and safe storage systems. Improving the understanding of how defects form within these cells would greatly facilitate future development, which would be best served by applying nondestructive analytical tools capable of characterization of the key components and their changes during cycling and/or aging. Spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) represents a potentially useful technique, but currently there is a lack of knowledge regarding its use in this field. To fill this gap, we present an investigation into the use of simple defocused micro-SORS on systems constructed using typical components found within solid-state cells. By analyzing the constituents and the assembled system, it was possible to obtain depth profiling spectra and show that spectra may be obtained from layers which are normally obscured, demonstrating the technique’s potential for nondestructive chemical analysis of the subsurface. In this way, the results presented validate the potential of micro-SORS as a technique to develop to support future solid-state battery development, as well as the nondestructive battery analytical field.

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Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy for Characterization of a Solid-State System

Author: Jaime Barquero, Edurne,Zhang, Yan,Drewett, Nicholas E.,López Aranguren, Pedro,Zulueta Guerrero, Ekaitz,Bekaert, Emilie
Publisher: MDPI
Year: 2023
DOI: 10.3390/batteries9010020
Source: https://addi.ehu.eus/bitstream/10810/59451/1/batteries-09-00020-v2.pdf
Ci a ion: Jaime-Ba que o, E.; Zhang,
Y.; D ewe , N.E.; López-A angu en,
P.; Zulue a, E.; Bekae , E. Spa ially
O se Raman Spec oscopy o
Cha ac e iza ion o a Solid-S a e
Sys em. Ba e ies 2023,9, 20.
h ps://doi.o g/10.3390/
ba e ies9010020
Academic Edi o : Chuang Yu
Recei ed: 26 Oc obe 2022
Re ised: 19 Decembe 2022
Accep ed: 24 Decembe 2022
Published: 27 Decembe 2022
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ba e ies
A icle
Spa ially O se Raman Spec oscopy o Cha ac e iza ion o a
Solid-S a e Sys em
Edu ne Jaime-Ba que o 1,2, Yan Zhang 1, Nicholas E. D ewe 1, Ped o López-A angu en 1, Ekai z Zulue a 2
and Emilie Bekae 1,*
1Cen e o Coope a i e Resea ch on Al e na i e Ene gies (CIC ene giGUNE), Basque Resea ch and
Technology Alliance (BRTA), Pa que Tecnológico de Ala a, Albe Eins ein 48, 01510 Vi o ia-Gas eiz, Spain
2Depa men o Sys ems Enginee ing and Au oma ion, School 10 o Enginee ing o Vi o ia-Gas eiz,
Uni e si y o The Basque Coun y (UPV/EHU), Nie es Cano 12, 01006 Vi o ia-Gas eiz, Spain
*Co espondence: ebekae @cicene gigune.com
Abs ac :
Solid-s a e ba e ies ep esen a p omising echnology in he ield o high-ene gy-densi y
and sa e s o age sys ems. Imp o ing he unde s anding o how de ec s o m wi hin hese cells
would g ea ly acili a e u u e de elopmen , which would be bes se ed by applying nondes uc i e
analy ical ools capable o cha ac e iza ion o he key componen s and hei changes du ing cycling
and/o aging. Spa ially o se Raman spec oscopy (SORS) ep esen s a po en ially use ul echnique,
bu cu en ly he e is a lack o knowledge ega ding i s use in his ield. To ill his gap, we p esen
an in es iga ion in o he use o simple de ocused mic o-SORS on sys ems cons uc ed using ypical
componen s ound wi hin solid-s a e cells. By analyzing he cons i uen s and he assembled sys em,
i was possible o ob ain dep h p o iling spec a and show ha spec a may be ob ained om laye s
which a e no mally obscu ed, demons a ing he echnique’s po en ial o nondes uc i e chemical
analysis o he subsu ace. In his way, he esul s p esen ed alida e he po en ial o mic o-SORS as a
echnique o de elop o suppo u u e solid-s a e ba e y de elopmen , as well as he nondes uc i e
ba e y analy ical ield.
Keywo ds:
solid-s a e ba e ies; nondes uc i e analy ical ools; spa ially o se Raman spec oscopy;
mic o-SORS
1. In oduc ion
The g owing demand o clean and e icien ene gy wi hin mode n socie y has gene -
a ed conside able in e es in ad ancing he ield o ene gy s o age o acili a e his ans-
o ma ion [
1
–
3
]. While con en ional li hium-ion ba e ies ha e been success ul [
4
–
6
] due
o hei high ene gy densi y and high powe densi y, he use o o ganic liquid elec oly es
ep esen s a conce n due o hei sa e y isk (swelling, gas elease, en ing, oxic gas emis-
sions, accumula ed gas igni ion, elec oly e leakage, high cell p essu e, cell case up u e o
explosion, o e en i e) [7,8].
An al e na i e o liquid elec oly es is o ins ead employ solid-s a e elec oly es, which
no only hold he po en ial o inc ease sa e y, due o g ea e he mal s abili y, bu also
o e a po en ial inc ease in ene gy densi y by enabling he use o li hium me al in place o
con en ional g aphi e anodes ( hus educing he weigh o he sys em) [
8
–
10
]. Howe e ,
signi ican challenges emain, p ima ily ela ing o p ocessing scalabili y and he mechani-
cal p ope ies o he de ice [
10
–
12
], which ypically in ol e a ious ypes o de ec s and
hei o ma ion (e.g., lack o con ac , c acks, Li dend i es, e c.). Unde s anding hese de ec s
is, he e o e, key o u u e solid-s a e elec oly e de elopmen [
13
–
15
]. Fu he mo e, a
signi ican bo leneck is he lack o unde s anding o he key in e acial cha ac e is ics (pa -
icula ly upon o ma ion, cycling, and aging), as he e is a lack o nondes uc i e echniques
capable o analysis wi hou damage ha may esul in al e a ion [16].
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In his way, a as , nondes uc i e analy ical echnique, pa icula ly one able o p o ide
chemical in o ma ion, would be highly desi able as i would o e a lexible app oach o
de ec de ec ion including in si u and ex si u examina ion du ing elec ochemical cycling,
and hus con ibu e signi ican ly o u he es ablishing guidelines o u u e solid-s a e
ba e y de elopmen .
Raman spec oscopy has p e iously p o en o be a powe ul echnique o cha ac-
e izing many ba e y ma e ials (o en o e ing complemen a y da a o s uc u al cha -
ac e iza ion), and has been used no only on ma e ials and componen s bu also wi hin
cells o in si u and in ope ando measu emen s [
15
,
17
–
23
]. While con en ional Raman
spec oscopy is ela i ely s aigh o wa d in applica ion ( ypically equi ing no speci ic
sample p epa a ion), i ne e heless su e s om an inabili y o p obe samples wi h di use
sca e ing in dep h (whe e he pho on di ec ions a e mixed and di ec imaging canno be
easily used o disc imina e be ween he di e en laye s as he pho ons p opaga e in all
spa ial dimensions) [24–26].
Spa ially o se Raman spec oscopy (SORS), howe e , is a a ian o Raman spec-
oscopy which exploi s he ac ha mos ma e ials a e nei he comple ely anspa en
no opaque o ligh , bu ins ead end o sca e i , and hus i opens up he possibili y o
nondes uc i e dep h p o iling by de ec ing Raman signals om (and by his, enables he
chemical analysis o ) laye s benea h he o he wise obscu ing su aces [
27
,
28
]. I should be
no ed ha he deg ee o he dep h pene a ion o he Raman lase is dependen on a numbe
o a iables (such as na u e o ma e ial, lase wa eleng h, lase in ensi y) and, consequen ly,
applicabili y o SORS should be de e mined on a case-by-case basis wi h espec o he
sys em o be in es iga ed [
29
–
33
]. Fo SORS o be able o de ec hese subsu ace Raman
signals, he lase mus i s pene a e and con e he pho ons o he egion o in e es in o
Raman pho ons, which mus hen di use back o he su ace o be de ec ed. To achie e his,
wo condi ions mus be me : i s , he lase mus pene a e o each he laye s o in e es ,
and second, he pho ons mus be de ec able. I is impo an o conside ha he pa h o
subsu ace pho ons is longe (compa ed o he pa h o pho ons a he su ace), causing
mo e la e al sca e ing and a spa ial displacemen o spa ial o se be ween he illumina ed
and collec ed a eas on he su ace o he sample [
27
,
28
]. De ec ing signals conside ing his
spa ial displacemen enables he de ec ion o deepe pho ons and, hus, inne laye s o
he sample [28].
The e a e se e al a ia ions o SORS (such as poin -like SORS, ing collec ion SORS, ing-
illumina ion SORS o in e se SORS, de ocusing SORS, and TRS) [
27
], which ha e been success-
ully u ilized o a wide ange o a ious applica ions (e.g., in he
pha maceu ical [34,35]
, o en-
sics and secu i y [36], medical [37], ood science [38], and analy ical his o y [39–41] ields).
To he bes o ou knowledge, despi e he po en ial o p o ide in o ma ion abou
he chemical cha ac e is ics o he species wi hin elec ochemical cells, SORS has no
ye been applied in he ield o ene gy s o age. Consequen ly, his s udy p esen s an
in es iga ion in o his po en ial new applica ion o he nondes uc i e SORS echnique in
o de o de e mine sui abili y o , and challenges wi h espec o, collec ing dep h p o iling
in o ma ion.
2. Ma e ials and Me hods
2.1. X- ay Di ac ion
X- ay di ac ion (XRD) pa e ns o he as-p epa ed sample we e collec ed using a
B uke D8 Disco e (B uke , Bille ica, MA, USA) di ac ome e wi h
θ
/2
θ
B agg–B en ano
geome y, wi h monoch oma ic Cu adia ion: K
α1
= 1.54056 Å. All samples we e moun ed
inside an a mosphe e-p o ec i e PXRD sample holde wi h a Kap on ilm co e .
2.2. Raman Cha ac e iza ion
Raman spec a we e collec ed a oom empe a u e (ca. 23
◦
C) wi h a Raman mi-
c oscope (Renishaw In Via con ocal Raman, Reinshaw, Wo on-unde -Edge, UK), using a
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532 o 785 nm wa eleng h lase ocused h ough an in e ed mic oscope (Leica, We zla ,
Ge many), ia a 50×objec i e (Leica).
Sui able il e s we e used o minimize he lase powe a he su ace o <5 mW
µ
m
2
.
All samples we e measu ed inside a sealed collec ion cell, unde a gon a mosphe e, he
co e ing slides o which we e made om Raman inac i e ma e ials.
2.3. De ocused Mic o-SORS
This echnique was used o pe o m laye -by-laye dep h analysis. The exci a ion and
collec ion zones o Raman sca e ing we e enla ged by mo ing he mic oscope objec i e
ou o he ocusing posi ion on he op su ace o he samples. The mo ing dis ance is om
ca. 5 o 15
µ
m pe s ep, depending on he hickness o he laye being p obed, while Raman
signals om he sublaye unde in es iga ion cons an ly imp o e un il he bes signal
in ensi ies a e achie ed. A 532 nm wa eleng h lase was used in his wo k, wi h minimized
lase powe . Fluo escence and ambien ligh we e emo ed om he backg ound.
2.4. S ep-Like Sys em Assembly
To enable in es iga ion o he applicabili y o SORS o ypical solid-s a e ba e y
cons i uen s, a “s ep-like” sys em (see Figu e 1) was cons uc ed so ha each possible con-
igu a ion ( om comple ely exposed o co e ed by all p e ious laye s) could be measu ed.
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ch oma icCu adia ion:K
α1
=1.54056Å.Allsampleswe emoun edinsideana mos‐
phe e‐p o ec i ePXRDsampleholde wi haKap on ilmco e .
2.2.RamanCha ac e iza ion
Ramanspec awe ecollec eda  oom empe a u e(ca.23°C)wi haRamanmic o‐
scope(RenishawInViacon ocalRaman),usinga532o 785nmwa eleng hlase  o‐
cused h oughanin e edmic oscope(Leica), iaa50×objec i e(Leica).
Sui able il e swe eused ominimize helase powe a  hesu ace o<5mWμm
2
.
Allsampleswe emeasu edinsideasealedcollec ioncell,unde a gona mosphe e, he
co e ingslideso whichwe emade omRamaninac i ema e ials.
2.3.De ocusedMic o‐SORS
This echniquewasused ope o mlaye ‐by‐laye dep hanalysis.Theexci a ion
andcollec ionzoneso Ramansca e ingwe eenla gedbymo ing hemic oscopeob‐
jec i eou o  he ocusingposi ionon he opsu aceo  hesamples.Themo ingdis‐
anceis omca.5 o15μmpe s ep,dependingon he hicknesso  helaye being
p obed,whileRamansignals om hesublaye unde in es iga ioncons an lyimp o e
un il hebes signalin ensi iesa eachie ed.A532nmwa eleng hlase wasusedin his
wo k,wi hminimizedlase powe .Fluo escenceandambien ligh we e emo ed om
hebackg ound.
2.4.S ep‐LikeSys emAssembly
Toenablein es iga iono  heapplicabili yo SORS o ypicalsolid‐s a eba e y
cons i uen s,a“s ep‐like”sys em(seeFigu e1)wascons uc edso ha eachpossible
con igu a ion( omcomple elyexposed oco e edbyallp e iouslaye s)couldbe
measu ed.

Figu e1.Thelaye scons i u ing hes ep‐likesys em,and hesubsequen assemblyin hismode
wi hlaye  hicknessshown.
Thep epa a iono  he ou usedcomponen swasca iedou as ollows,wi hall
p ocedu esunde akeninana gon‐ illedglo ebox(<0.1ppmO
2
,<0.1ppmH
2
O).The
ca holy ewasp epa edbymixingpolye hyleneoxide(PEO,SigmaAld ich(Da ms ad ,
Ge many),Mw=5×10
6
)andLiTFSI(li hiumbis( i luo ome hanesul onyl)imide,Sol i‐
onic(Toulouse,F ance))ina20:1mola  a ioo e nigh a 200 pminace oni ile.The
ca hodewasp epa ed,asp e iouslydesc ibed,bymixingLTO(li hium i ana e,Sigma
Ald ich)nanopowde wi h hep ep epa edca holy esuch ha  he inal a iowasLTO:
ca holy e72:28,usinganIKAULTRA‐TURRAX
®
dispe se [42].Thiswas hencas a a
hicknesso 400μmusingaKcon olcoa e (byRKP in Coa Ins umen s).Thesolid
elec oly ewasp epa edbymixingPEO(Mw=5×10
6
)andLiTFSIin hemola  a io
20:1o e nigh a 200 pminace oni ile.Subsequen ly,i wascas  oa hicknesso 1500
μmandd ieda 50ºC.Finally,i washo ‐p essed(3T,100°C) oob aina hicknesso 
ca.30μm.TheLi
2
CO
3
a i icialSEIp epa a ionconsis edo mixingPEOandLi
2
CO
3

(li hiumca bona e,SigmaAld ich)in hemola  a ioo 20:1o e nigh a 200 pminace‐
oni ile.I was hencas a 1500μm hicknessandd iedo e nigh a 50°C.The hick‐
nesswasadjus edbyho p ess o50μm.Finally, hecomponen swe eassembledin he
s ep‐likecon igu a iononacleanedli hiumme alcoun e elec ode.
Figu e 1.
The laye s cons i u ing he s ep-like sys em, and he subsequen assembly in his mode
wi h laye hickness shown.
The p epa a ion o he ou used componen s was ca ied ou as ollows, wi h all p oce-
du es unde aken in an a gon- illed glo ebox (<0.1 ppm O
2
, <0.1 ppm H
2
O). The ca holy e
was p epa ed by mixing polye hylene oxide (PEO, Sigma Ald ich (Da ms ad , Ge many),
Mw = 5
×
10
6
) and LiTFSI (li hium bis( i luo ome hanesul onyl)imide, Sol ionic (Toulouse,
F ance)) in a 20:1 mola a io o e nigh a 200 pm in ace oni ile. The ca hode was p epa ed,
as p e iously desc ibed, by mixing LTO (li hium i ana e, Sigma Ald ich) nanopowde
wi h he p ep epa ed ca holy e such ha he inal a io was LTO: ca holy e 72:28, using an
IKA ULTRA-TURRAX
®
(IKA, Wilming on, NC, USA) dispe se [
42
]. This was hen cas
a a hickness o 400
µ
m using a K con ol coa e (by RK P in Coa Ins umen s, Roys on,
UK). The solid elec oly e was p epa ed by mixing PEO (Mw = 5
×
10
6
) and LiTFSI in
he mola a io 20:1 o e nigh a 200 pm in ace oni ile. Subsequen ly, i was cas o a
hickness o 1500
µ
m and d ied a 50
◦
C. Finally, i was ho -p essed (3 T, 100
◦
C) o ob ain a
hickness o ca. 30
µ
m. The Li
2
CO
3
a i icial SEI p epa a ion consis ed o mixing PEO and
Li
2
CO
3
(li hium ca bona e, Sigma Ald ich) in he mola a io o 20:1 o e nigh a
200 pm
in ace oni ile. I was hen cas a 1500
µ
m hickness and d ied o e nigh a 50
◦
C. The
hickness was adjus ed by ho p ess o 50
µ
m. Finally, he componen s we e assembled in
he s ep-like con igu a ion on a cleaned li hium me al coun e elec ode.
2.5. Elec ode–Ape u e Sys em Assembly
To in es iga e he abili y o SORS o analyze a ypical solid-s a e cell con igu a ion,
an LTO ca hode was p epa ed as desc ibed o he s ep-like sys em, wi h a small ape u e
made o enable he Raman lase o pass h ough.
This was in eg a ed wi h he solid elec oly e and cleaned li hium me al coun e
elec ode, and con ac ed unde an Al cu en collec o mesh in a con igu a ion ypical
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o Raman expe imen s whe e a con en ional cu en collec o would block he signal
(see Figu e 2).
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2.5.Elec ode–Ape u eSys emAssembly
Toin es iga e heabili yo SORS oanalyzea ypicalsolid‐s a ecellcon igu a ion,
anLTOca hodewasp epa edasdesc ibed o  hes ep‐likesys em,wi hasmallape ‐
u emade oenable heRamanlase  opass h ough.
Thiswasin eg a edwi h hesolidelec oly eandcleanedli hiumme alcoun e 
elec ode,andcon ac edunde anAlcu en collec o meshinacon igu a ion ypical
o Ramanexpe imen swhe eacon en ionalcu en collec o wouldblock hesignal
(seeFigu e2).

Figu e2.Thelaye scons i u ing heelec ode–ape u esys em,and hesubsequen assemblyin
hismodewi hlaye  hicknessshown.
Thiswas henmoun edinsideanai ‐sensi i eholde whileinsideana gon‐ illed
glo ebox(<0.1ppmO
2
,<0.1ppmH
2
O).
3.Resul s
3.1.Cons i uen Cha ac e iza ion
Ino de  oexamine hecons i uen componen s,analyseswe eca iedou onLTO,
PEO,andli hiumme alsamples.TheX‐ aydi ac ion(XRD)pa e no  he ecei edLTO
powde (seeFigu e3A) e ealedi couldbeassigned opu eLi
4
Ti
5
O
12
( hough heb ead h
o  hepeaksindica edadeg eeo lacko c ys allini y),while heXRDpa e no  hePEO
(seeFigu e3B) e ealed hecha ac e is ic wopeaksa ca.19°and24°,asexpec ed.

Figu e3.(A)XRDpa e no  heLTOsample(black),wi haLi
4
Ti
5
O
12
 e e ence( ed,JCPDSca d
no.49‐0207);(B)XRDpa e no  hePEO;(C)Ramanspec a akeno acleanedli hiumme alsu ‐
aceusinga532nm(g een)anda785nm( ed)wa eleng hlase .
Ramanspec oscopicanalysiso  hecleanedli hiumme alwasunde akeninsidean
ai ‐sensi i eholde usinga785nmanda532nmwa eleng hRamanlase (seeFigu e3C).
F om his,i couldbeseen ha li hiumhyd oxidepeakswe ep esen on heme alsu ‐
acea ca.287,297,and328cm
−1
(whichwe en a i elya ibu e oLi–Os e ching
modes),sugges ing ha  esidualspeciesmays illbede ec ed o li hiumme alp epa ed
o useasacoun e elec ode.Signi ican ly,i canalsobeseen ha  hesebandswe e
mo ein ensein hespec aob ainedusing he532nm han he785nmwa eleng hlase .
Thisobse a ionmaybea ibu ed o heene gyle elo pho onsp oducedbylasinga
ma e ialbeingin e selyp opo ional o hewa eleng ho  helase ,leading o helowe 
wa eleng ho 532nmp oducing hemo eene ge icpho ons(and husleading oabe ‐
e signal‐ o‐noise a io o  he esul ingspec um).Consequen ly,all u u eRaman
Figu e 2.
The laye s cons i u ing he elec ode–ape u e sys em, and he subsequen assembly in his
mode wi h laye hickness shown.
This was hen moun ed inside an ai -sensi i e holde while inside an a gon- illed
glo ebox (<0.1 ppm O2, <0.1 ppm H2O).
3. Resul s
3.1. Cons i uen Cha ac e iza ion
In o de o examine he cons i uen componen s, analyses we e ca ied ou on LTO,
PEO, and li hium me al samples. The X- ay di ac ion (XRD) pa e n o he ecei ed LTO
powde (see Figu e 3A) e ealed i could be assigned o pu e Li
4
Ti
5
O
12
( hough he b ead h
o he peaks indica ed a deg ee o lack o c ys allini y), while he XRD pa e n o he PEO
(see Figu e 3B) e ealed he cha ac e is ic wo peaks a ca. 19◦and 24◦, as expec ed.
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2.5.Elec ode–Ape u eSys emAssembly
Toin es iga e heabili yo SORS oanalyzea ypicalsolid‐s a ecellcon igu a ion,
anLTOca hodewasp epa edasdesc ibed o  hes ep‐likesys em,wi hasmallape ‐
u emade oenable heRamanlase  opass h ough.
Thiswasin eg a edwi h hesolidelec oly eandcleanedli hiumme alcoun e 
elec ode,andcon ac edunde anAlcu en collec o meshinacon igu a ion ypical
o Ramanexpe imen swhe eacon en ionalcu en collec o wouldblock hesignal
(seeFigu e2).

Figu e2.Thelaye scons i u ing heelec ode–ape u esys em,and hesubsequen assemblyin
hismodewi hlaye  hicknessshown.
Thiswas henmoun edinsideanai ‐sensi i eholde whileinsideana gon‐ illed
glo ebox(<0.1ppmO
2
,<0.1ppmH
2
O).
3.Resul s
3.1.Cons i uen Cha ac e iza ion
Ino de  oexamine hecons i uen componen s,analyseswe eca iedou onLTO,
PEO,andli hiumme alsamples.TheX‐ aydi ac ion(XRD)pa e no  he ecei edLTO
powde (seeFigu e3A) e ealedi couldbeassigned opu eLi
4
Ti
5
O
12
( hough heb ead h
o  hepeaksindica edadeg eeo lacko c ys allini y),while heXRDpa e no  hePEO
(seeFigu e3B) e ealed hecha ac e is ic wopeaksa ca.19°and24°,asexpec ed.

Figu e3.(A)XRDpa e no  heLTOsample(black),wi haLi
4
Ti
5
O
12
 e e ence( ed,JCPDSca d
no.49‐0207);(B)XRDpa e no  hePEO;(C)Ramanspec a akeno acleanedli hiumme alsu ‐
aceusinga532nm(g een)anda785nm( ed)wa eleng hlase .
Ramanspec oscopicanalysiso  hecleanedli hiumme alwasunde akeninsidean
ai ‐sensi i eholde usinga785nmanda532nmwa eleng hRamanlase (seeFigu e3C).
F om his,i couldbeseen ha li hiumhyd oxidepeakswe ep esen on heme alsu ‐
acea ca.287,297,and328cm
−1
(whichwe en a i elya ibu e oLi–Os e ching
modes),sugges ing ha  esidualspeciesmays illbede ec ed o li hiumme alp epa ed
o useasacoun e elec ode.Signi ican ly,i canalsobeseen ha  hesebandswe e
mo ein ensein hespec aob ainedusing he532nm han he785nmwa eleng hlase .
Thisobse a ionmaybea ibu ed o heene gyle elo pho onsp oducedbylasinga
ma e ialbeingin e selyp opo ional o hewa eleng ho  helase ,leading o helowe 
wa eleng ho 532nmp oducing hemo eene ge icpho ons(and husleading oabe ‐
e signal‐ o‐noise a io o  he esul ingspec um).Consequen ly,all u u eRaman
Figu e 3.
(
A
) XRD pa e n o he LTO sample (black), wi h a Li
4
Ti
5
O
12
e e ence ( ed, JCPDS ca d no.
49-0207); (
B
) XRD pa e n o he PEO; (
C
) Raman spec a aken o a cleaned li hium me al su ace
using a 532 nm (g een) and a 785 nm ( ed) wa eleng h lase .
Raman spec oscopic analysis o he cleaned li hium me al was unde aken inside an
ai -sensi i e holde using a 785 nm and a 532 nm wa eleng h Raman lase (see Figu e 3C).
F om his, i could be seen ha li hium hyd oxide peaks we e p esen on he me al su ace
a ca. 287, 297, and 328 cm
−1
(which we en a i ely a ibu e o Li–O s e ching modes),
sugges ing ha esidual species may s ill be de ec ed o li hium me al p epa ed o use as
a coun e elec ode. Signi ican ly, i can also be seen ha hese bands we e mo e in ense in
he spec a ob ained using he 532 nm han he 785 nm wa eleng h lase . This obse a ion
may be a ibu ed o he ene gy le el o pho ons p oduced by lasing a ma e ial being
in e sely p opo ional o he wa eleng h o he lase , leading o he lowe wa eleng h o
532 nm p oducing he mo e ene ge ic pho ons (and hus leading o a be e signal- o-noise
a io o he esul ing spec um). Consequen ly, all u u e Raman measu emen s we e
pe o med using he 532 nm lase in o de o maximize he signals o in e es wi hin he
measu ed da a.
3.2. In es iga ion in o De ocused Mic o-SORS Applicabili y Using a S ep-Like Sys em
To de e mine i mic o-SORS may be sui able o analyzing ypical solid-s a e cells,
i was necessa y o de e mine he abili y o he Raman echnique o ex ac da a and
in o ma ion om egions o in e es . Consequen ly, i was necessa y o in es iga e which
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laye s o ypical solid-s a e sys em componen s he Raman migh success ully analyze
h ough which o he laye s.
This was ca ied ou using he s ep-like sys em, so as o enable each possible con igu-
a ion ( om comple ely exposed o co e ed by all p e ious laye s) o be in es iga ed.
3.2.1. Raman Spec a o he S ep-Like Sys em Cons i uen s
Ini ially, he Raman spec a o each o he indi idual componen s used we e collec ed
sepa a ely (see Figu e 4), o enable iden i ica ion o he cha ac e is ic signal peaks.
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measu emen swe epe o medusing he532nmlase ino de  omaximize hesignals
o in e es wi hin hemeasu edda a.
3.2.In es iga ionin oDe ocusedMic o‐SORSApplicabili yUsingaS ep‐likeSys em
Tode e minei mic o‐SORSmaybesui able o analyzing ypicalsolid‐s a ecells,i 
wasnecessa y ode e mine heabili yo  heRaman echnique oex ac da aandin‐
o ma ion om egionso in e es .Consequen ly,i wasnecessa y oin es iga ewhich
laye so  ypicalsolid‐s a esys emcomponen s heRamanmigh success ullyanalyze
h oughwhicho he laye s.
Thiswasca iedou using hes ep‐likesys em,soas oenableeachpossiblecon igu a‐
ion( omcomple elyexposed oco e edbyallp e iouslaye s) obein es iga ed.
3.2.1.Ramanspec ao  hes ep‐likesys emcons i uen s
Ini ially, heRamanspec a o eacho  heindi idualcomponen susedwe ecol‐
lec edsepa a ely(seeFigu e4), oenableiden i ica iono  hecha ac e is icsignalpeaks.

Figu e4.Spec ao eachsys emcomponen (elec ode,black;solidelec oly e,pu ple;a i icial
SEI,ligh g een;li hium,o ange),compa edwi h hesignalso  hei cons i uen s(elec odecon‐
s i uen s:LTO, ed;PEO,da kblue;LiTFSI,cyan;solidelec oly econs i uen s:PEO,da kblue;
LiTFSI,cyan;a i icialSEIcons i uen s:Li2CO3,da kg een;PEO,da kblue;li hiumcons i uen s:
LiOH,pink;Li2CO3,da kg een).
To acili a eeasie iden i ica ion, hemos in enseobse edbandswe eiden i ied
o eacho  hesecomponen s(seeTable1)and hei modesassigned.
Table1.Assigna ions o mos signi ican obse edsignals
Componen RamanBand
Posi ion(cm−1)Assigna ionRe .
Li2CO31090C–Obondsymme ics e ching[43–46]
LiOH
287
297
328
Li–Os e ching[47–50]
LiTFSI745S–N–Ss e ching[51–53]
PEO845
862Hyd oxylendg oups[54]
Figu e 4.
Spec a o each sys em componen (elec ode, black; solid elec oly e, pu ple; a i icial SEI,
ligh g een; li hium, o ange), compa ed wi h he signals o hei cons i uen s (elec ode cons i uen s:
LTO, ed; PEO, da k blue; LiTFSI, cyan; solid elec oly e cons i uen s: PEO, da k blue; LiTFSI, cyan;
a i icial SEI cons i uen s: Li
2
CO
3
, da k g een; PEO, da k blue; li hium cons i uen s: LiOH, pink;
Li2CO3, da k g een).
To acili a e easie iden i ica ion, he mos in ense obse ed bands we e iden i ied o
each o hese componen s (see Table 1) and hei modes assigned.
Table 1. Assigna ions o mos signi ican obse ed signals.
Componen Raman Band Posi ion (cm−1) Assigna ion Re .
Li2CO31090 C–O bond symme ic s e ching [43–46]
LiOH 287
297
328 Li–O s e ching [47–50]
LiTFSI 745 S–N–S s e ching [51–53]
PEO 845
862 Hyd oxyl end g oups [54]
PEO 1241
Diso de ed o amo phous po ions o he polyme chain
[54]
LTO 233 Bending ib a ion o O–Ti–O [55–58]
LTO 400–420 S e ching–bending ib a ions o Li–O bonds in LiO4[55–58]
LTO 663 Vib a ion o Ti–O bond in TiO6oc ahed a [55–59]

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F om his, i can be seen ha he cleaned li hium me al oil indica ed he exis ence
o a esidual su ace (li hium me al i sel has no signal, only con ibu ing o luo escence)
p edominan ly belonging o li hium ca bona e (peak a ca. 1090 cm
−1
, which ep esen s he
symme ic s e ching o he ca bona e anion) and li hium hyd oxide (peaks a ca.
287, 297
,
and 328 cm−1).
While he p esence o his signal enables de ec ion o he li hium su ace i sel , i
was impo an o be able o clea ly de e mine i he in e ace be ween he li hium and
he elec oly e could also be de ec ed. Fo his eason, an addi ional “a i icial SEI” laye
consis ing o Li
2
CO
3
was included in he s ep-like sys em o bo h ep esen a species
commonly ound wi hin SEIs and o p o ide a s ong signal (peaks obse able a
1090 cm−1)
o acili a e de ec ion. F om he compa ison o he spec a o he solid elec oly e wi h
i s cons i uen s, i can be seen ha he e a e peaks co esponding o LiTFSI (a 745 cm
−1
)
and PEO (a 1241 cm
−1
). Addi ionally, examina ion o he LTO ca hode spec a e eals
signi ican signals om LiTFSI and PEO ( esul ing om he ca holy e componen ), as
well as hose co esponding o he LTO (Li=O and Ti=O ib a ions a 400–420 cm
−1
and
663 cm−1, espec i ely).
3.2.2. De ocused Mic o-SORS o Assembled S ep-Like Sys em
The sys em was assembled as desc ibed in he expe imen al sec ion, wi h a “s ep-like”
con igu a ion. While no ully ep esen a i e o he design o a con en ional cell, his
con igu a ion was selec ed as i enabled he Raman lase o be ocused on each o he
laye s o he s ep-like sys em be o e mo ing he beam la e ally h ough co e ing laye s.
In his way, i was possible o collec in o ma ion h ough a ange o laye con igu a ions,
hus demons a ing he deg ee o Raman lase pene a ion (and, hus, applicabili y o his
mic o-SORS app oach). Raman spec a we e aken om each con igu a ion and plo ed
(see Figu e 5).
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Figu e5.Ramanspec aob ained om hes ep‐likesys embymic o‐SORS,wi h hei posi ionsdesig‐
na ednume ically.Fo compa ison, heob ainedspec ao  helaye cons i uen s(asshowninFigu e4)
a eusedasa e e ence oindica e hemainpeaks,whichcanbeobse edby*.Examina iono  heob‐
se ablepeaksincompa ison o helaye dep ha which heywe emeasu eddemons a es hedeg ee
owhich hede ocusedmic o‐SORSwasable oob ainspec oscopicda a.
Toaidanalysis, abula ed alues o  heobse edpeaksand hees ima edcons i uen 
con ibu ionsa egi enin hesuppo ingin o ma ion(seeTablesS1–S10).F om hisda‐
a, he ollowingkeyobse a ionscouldbemade:
 Thesignal om heli hiumsu ace(measu emen 7)couldbeobse ed h ough he
li hiumca bona ea i icialSEI(measu emen 8),and h oughbo h hePEO/LiTFSI
memb aneanda i icialSEI(measu emen 9).Howe e , hissignalcouldno be
obse ed h ough heLTOca hode(measu emen 10).
 Thea i icialSEIsignal(measu emen 4)couldbeobse ed h ough hePEO/LiTFSI
memb ane(measu emen 5),bu no  heLTOca hode(measu emen 6).
 ThePEO/LiTFSImemb ane(measu emen 2)i sel couldno beobse ed h ough
heLTOca hode(measu emen 3),as heassocia ed isiblePEOandLiTFSIpeaks
a e om heca holy e,andnosigni ican addi ionalcon ibu ion om hemem‐
b anecouldbede ec ed.
Tosumma ize,whilecon igu a ionso  heli hiumsu ace,a i icialSEI,and
PEO/LiTFSImemb aneenabled hislaye ‐by‐laye de ec ionapp oach, heLTOca hode
signalo e whelmed hesignalso  heo he laye sand husp e en edmeasu emen .
Thisdemons a es ha , o mic o‐SORS obeusedina ypicalsolid‐s a ecell,i willei‐
he benecessa y o indaway oenhance hesignalso  hedesi edlaye s,o  oengi‐
nee  hesys eminsuchaway ha  he ea e egionswhe e he eisanabsenceo  heob‐
scu inglaye s.
3.3.In es iga ionin oMic o‐SORSApplicabili yUsinganElec ode–Ape u eSys em
Onesimpleapp oach oo e coming heissueshighligh edby hes ep‐likecon igu‐
a ionwouldbe ouseacon en ionalsolid‐s a esys em( houghwi hamesh‐likecu ‐
en collec o  h oughwhich heRamanlase maypass),and oinduceasmallape ‐
Figu e 5.
Raman spec a ob ained om he s ep-like sys em by mic o-SORS, wi h hei posi ions
designa ed nume ically. Fo compa ison, he ob ained spec a o he laye cons i uen s (as shown in
Figu e 4) a e used as a e e ence o indica e he main peaks, which can be obse ed by *. Examina ion
o he obse able peaks in compa ison o he laye dep h a which hey we e measu ed demons a es
he deg ee o which he de ocused mic o-SORS was able o ob ain spec oscopic da a.
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To aid analysis, abula ed alues o he obse ed peaks and he es ima ed cons i uen
con ibu ions a e gi en in he suppo ing in o ma ion (see Tables S1–S10). F om his da a,
he ollowing key obse a ions could be made:
•
The signal om he li hium su ace (measu emen 7) could be obse ed h ough he
li hium ca bona e a i icial SEI (measu emen 8), and h ough bo h he PEO/LiTFSI
memb ane and a i icial SEI (measu emen 9). Howe e , his signal could no be
obse ed h ough he LTO ca hode (measu emen 10).
•
The a i icial SEI signal (measu emen 4) could be obse ed h ough he PEO/LiTFSI
memb ane (measu emen 5), bu no he LTO ca hode (measu emen 6).
•
The PEO/LiTFSI memb ane (measu emen 2) i sel could no be obse ed h ough
he LTO ca hode (measu emen 3), as he associa ed isible PEO and LiTFSI peaks
a e om he ca holy e, and no signi ican addi ional con ibu ion om he memb ane
could be de ec ed.
To summa ize, while con igu a ions o he li hium su ace, a i icial SEI, and PEO/LiTFSI
memb ane enabled his laye -by-laye de ec ion app oach, he LTO ca hode signal o e -
whelmed he signals o he o he laye s and hus p e en ed measu emen . This demon-
s a es ha , o mic o-SORS o be used in a ypical solid-s a e cell, i will ei he be necessa y
o ind a way o enhance he signals o he desi ed laye s, o o enginee he sys em in such
a way ha he e a e egions whe e he e is an absence o he obscu ing laye s.
3.3. In es iga ion in o Mic o-SORS Applicabili y Using an Elec ode–Ape u e Sys em
One simple app oach o o e coming he issues highligh ed by he s ep-like con igu a-
ion would be o use a con en ional solid-s a e sys em ( hough wi h a mesh-like cu en
collec o h ough which he Raman lase may pass), and o induce a small ape u e(s) in
he LTO elec ode o enable measu emen o he laye s benea h. To alida e his speci ic
app oach, an elec ode–ape u e sys em was assembled, and Raman measu emen s we e
aken om he LTO elec ode and om he solid elec oly e and li hium me al (see Figu e 6).
In o de o in es iga e he abili y o his con igu a ion o enable key spec a o be
collec ed om a eas o in e es , spec a we e collec ed om he LTO elec ode su ace
(see Figu e 6A)
, he solid elec oly e h ough he ape u e (see Figu e 6B), and he li hium
me al elec ode h ough he ape u e and he solid elec oly e (see Figu e 6C), and plo ed
along wi h compa ison spec a o hei ele an cons i uen s. To be e see he li hium me al
signal in he spec um aken o he li hium elec ode h ough he solid elec oly e (li hium
elec ode, see Figu e 6C), a ma hema ical sub ac ion o he elec oly e con ibu ion was
pe o med ( he spec um o he solid elec oly e was no malized wi h espec o ha aken
o he li hium elec ode based on he in ensi ies o nono e lapping peaks, hen sub ac ed)
and he ex ac ed spec um (ex ac ed li hium) was plo ed along wi h he spec um aken
o he ba e li hium me al i sel o compa ison (see Figu e 6D). F om his da a, he ollowing
key obse a ions could be made:
•
As in con en ional Raman cells used o in si u measu emen s, i was possible o
measu e he LTO ca hode h ough he mesh cu en collec o .
•
Addi ionally, he solid elec oly e could be easily de ec ed h ough he elec ode ape -
u e, implying ha his app oach would be app op ia e o de ec ing he elec oly e
and subsequen laye s wi hin a con en ional con igu a ion.
•
Finally, a signal a ca. 1850 cm
−1
obse ed o he ba e li hium me al could also be
de ec ed in he li hium me al spec um ob ained h ough he solid elec oly e ( his
band may be a ibu ed o he s e ching mode o a C
≡
C g oup wi hin esidual
su ace Li
2
C
2
) [
60
]. This demons a es ha i is possible o use he elec ode–ape u e
con igu a ion o nondes uc i ely in es iga e laye s benea h he solid elec oly e.
To summa ize, by in oducing a small ape u e in o he LTO elec ode, i was possible
o ob ain Raman da a om all o he laye s. This s ongly sugges s ha a simila app oach
migh be applicable when ca ying ou in si u o ex si u Raman o u u e solid-s a e sys ems.
I is belie ed ha by in oducing se e al ape u es o sui able sizes, a sui able dis ances,
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i will be possible o unde ake spec oscopic dep h p o iling o a eas o in e es wi hin a
wide ange o solid-s a e sys ems.
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u e(s)in heLTOelec ode oenablemeasu emen o  helaye sbenea h.To alida e
hisspeci icapp oach,anelec ode–ape u esys emwasassembled,andRamanmeas‐
u emen swe e aken om heLTOelec odeand om hesolidelec oly eandli hium
me al(seeFigu e6).
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Figu e6.Ramanspec aob ained om(A) heLTOelec ode(black)andi scons i uen s(elec‐
odecons i uen s:LTO, ed;PEO,da kblue;LiTFSI,cyan);(B) hesolidelec oly e(pu ple)and
i scons i uen s(solidelec oly econs i uen s:PEO,da kblue;LiTFSI,cyan);(C) heli hiumme al
su ace h ough hesolidelec oly e(li hiumelec ode,b own), hesolidelec oly e(pu ple),and
ba eli hiumme alsu ace(li hiumme al,o ange);(D)acompa isono  heba eli hiumme alsu ‐
ace(li hiumme al,o ange)and heex ac edli hiumcon ibu ion(ex ac edli hium,da k ed).
Ino de  oin es iga e heabili yo  hiscon igu a ion oenablekeyspec a obe
collec ed oma easo in e es ,spec awe ecollec ed om heLTOelec odesu ace
(seeFigu e6A), hesolidelec oly e h ough heape u e(seeFigu e6B),and heli hi‐
umme alelec ode h ough heape u eand hesolidelec oly e(seeFigu e6C),and
plo edalongwi hcompa isonspec ao  hei  ele an cons i uen s.Tobe e see he
li hiumme alsignalin hespec um akeno  heli hiumelec ode h ough hesolid
elec oly e(li hiumelec ode,seeFigu e6C),ama hema icalsub ac iono  heelec o‐
ly econ ibu ionwaspe o med( hespec umo  hesolidelec oly ewasno malized
wi h espec  o ha  akeno  heli hiumelec odebasedon hein ensi ieso nono e ‐
lappingpeaks, hensub ac ed)and heex ac edspec um(ex ac edli hium)wasplo ‐
edalongwi h hespec um akeno  heba eli hiumme ali sel  o compa ison(see
Figu e6D).F om hisda a, he ollowingkeyobse a ionscouldbemade:
 Asincon en ionalRamancellsused o insi umeasu emen s,i waspossible o
measu e heLTOca hode h ough hemeshcu en collec o .
 Addi ionally, hesolidelec oly ecouldbeeasilyde ec ed h ough heelec ode
ape u e,implying ha  hisapp oachwouldbeapp op ia e o de ec ing heelec‐
oly eandsubsequen laye swi hinacon en ionalcon igu a ion.
 Finally,asignala ca.1850cm−1obse ed o  heba eli hiumme alcouldalsobe
de ec edin heli hiumme alspec umob ained h ough hesolidelec oly e( his
Figu e 6. Raman spec a ob ained om (A) he LTO elec ode (black) and i s cons i uen s (elec ode
cons i uen s: LTO, ed; PEO, da k blue; LiTFSI, cyan); (
B
) he solid elec oly e (pu ple) and i s
cons i uen s (solid elec oly e cons i uen s: PEO, da k blue; LiTFSI, cyan); (
C
) he li hium me al
su ace h ough he solid elec oly e (li hium elec ode, b own), he solid elec oly e (pu ple), and
ba e li hium me al su ace (li hium me al, o ange); (
D
) a compa ison o he ba e li hium me al su ace
(li hium me al, o ange) and he ex ac ed li hium con ibu ion (ex ac ed li hium, da k ed).
4. Discussion
Gi en ha u u e solid-s a e ba e y de elopmen has a s ong dependence on a
de ailed unde s anding o he physicochemical changes occu ing du ing aging and cycling,
he de elopmen o no el app oaches o nondes uc i e analysis capable o p o iding such
addi ional in o ma ion p o ides a powe ul ool o enhance insigh , and subsequen ly
pe o mance, pa icula ly du ing ope a ional li e. To help u he de elopmen o Raman
spec oscopy o solid-s a e ba e y cha ac e iza ion, we sys ema ically applied de ocused
spa ially o se Raman spec oscopy o sys ems composed o ypical solid-s a e ba e y
componen s o he i s ime.
The ac ha i was possible o collec spec a h ough an a i icial SEI and a PEO/LiTFSI
memb ane alida es he iabili y o he echnique, and ha i is, in p inciple, possible
o ca y ou nondes uc i e Raman dep h p o iling o an assembled solid-s a e sys em.
Signi ican ly, i was no possible, using he s ep-like con igu a ion, o ob ain a signal h ough
he LTO ca hode laye due o he s eng h o i s signal. This ep esen s a challenge, and so
i is impo an o no e ha , when conside ing app oaches o de ec ing spec a obscu ed by
he ca hode’s signal, he sca e ing in ensi ies o he componen s will need o be accoun ed
o ( ypically his depends on a a ie y o ac o s, including he concen a ion and he
Raman c oss-sec ion, and has a weak dependence on he wa eleng h o he exci ing lase ).
Thus, u u e wo k should likely ocus on de e mining op imal cell designs. Subsequen ly,
conside a ion could hen be gi en o ex ending his echnique o solid-s a e sys ems which
ha e unde gone elec ochemical cycling ( o enable ex si u and/o in si u nondes uc i e
dep h p o iling o he changes unde gone du ing cycling), hen o enhancing signals u he
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s ill, so as o acili a e mo e sensi i e de ec ion ( o example, enhancemen o he Raman
signal o speci ic laye s and/o in e aces/in e phases, in o de o p obe de ec s and hei
o ma ion wi hin he solid-s a e ba e ies).
In o de o p o ide a po en ial cell design capable o enabling mic o-SORS, we consid-
e ed he use o an ape u e in he elec ode h ough which Raman measu emen s migh be
aken. Ou p elimina y esul s show ha his app oach wo ked well, enabling da a o be
aken om he elec ode and om he laye s benea h he elec ode in a con igu a ion ypi-
cal o solid-s a e sys ems. While he use o he ape u e migh in oduce some deg ee o
complexi y when unde aking u u e Raman expe imen s, he possibili y o p obing laye s
and in e aces hi he o unmeasu able by nondes uc i e echniques o e s a g ea deal o
p omise and he an alizing possibili y o en iching he solid-s a e ba e y esea ch ield.
In summa y, he esul s p esen ed he e demons a e, o he i s ime, he po en ial
o spa ially o se Raman spec oscopy o he cha ac e iza ion o ypical solid-s a e cells,
pa icula ly wi h espec o nondes uc i e dep h p o iling analysis, allowing in es iga ion
o componen s no ypically obse able wi hou cell disassembly and pos mo em s udies.
In his way, his s udy p esen s a new al e na i e o exis ing nondes uc i e cha ac e iza ion
me hodologies, as well as a po en ial signi ican ex ension o he al eady widesp ead use o
Raman spec oscopy wi hin his ield, which would o e a new pe spec i e on iden i ica ion
o solid-s a e cell cons i uen s (and he changes hey may unde go du ing cycling and aging)
in o de o suppo u u e esea ch and de elopmen .
Supplemen a y Ma e ials:
The ollowing suppo ing in o ma ion can be downloaded a : h ps://
www.mdpi.com/a icle/10.3390/ba e ies9010020/s1, Figu e S1: Schema ic o he posi ions designed
nume ically o he mic o- SORS; Tables S1–S10: Componen con ibu ion o Spec a 1–10.
Au ho Con ibu ions:
Concep ualiza ion, N.E.D. and E.B.; me hodology, E.J.-B., Y.Z., N.E.D., P.L.-A.
and E.B.; alida ion, E.J.-B. and Y.Z.; o mal analysis, E.J.-B. and Y.Z.; in es iga ion, E.J.-B. and Y.Z.;
esou ces, Y.Z. and P.L.-A.; da a cu a ion, E.J.-B.; w i ing—o iginal d a p epa a ion, E.J.-B. and
N.E.D.; w i ing— e iew and edi ing, E.J.-B., Y.Z., N.E.D., P.L.-A., E.Z. and E.B.; isualiza ion, E.J.-B.;
supe ision, E.Z. and E.B.; p ojec adminis a ion, E.B.; unding acquisi ion, E.B. All au ho s ha e
ead and ag eed o he published e sion o he manusc ip .
Funding: This esea ch ecei ed no ex e nal unding.
Da a A ailabili y S a emen : Da a a e con ained wi hin he a icle.
Acknowledgmen s:
Edu ne Ba que o hanks CIC ene giGUNE o unding he Ph.D. ellowship. In
addi ion, he au ho s g a e ully acknowledge he suppo o Nu ia Gomez, A iana Pesce, Uxue Gon-
zalez, and Ande O ue ega ding he ab ica ion o he solid-s a e sys em cons i uen s
and assembly
.
Con lic s o In e es :
The au ho s decla e no con lic o in e es . The unde s had no ole in he design
o he s udy; in he collec ion, analyses, o in e p e a ion o da a; in he w i ing o he manusc ip ; o
in he decision o publish he esul s.
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