Data on the theoretical X-Ray attenuation and transmissions for lithium-ion battery cathodes

Data Brief. 2020 Apr 19:30:105539. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105539. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Abstract

This article reports the data required for planning attenuation-based X-ray characterisation e.g. X-ray computed tomography (CT), of lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cathodes. The data reported here is to accompany a co-submitted manuscript (10.1016/j.matdes.2020.108585 [1]) which compares two well-known X-ray attenuation data sources: Henke et al. and Hubbell et al., and applies methodology reported by Reiter et al. to extend this data towards the practical characterisation of prominent cathode materials. This data may be used to extend beyond the analysis reported in the accompanying manuscript, and may aid in the applications for other materials, not limited to Li-ion batteries.

Keywords: Batteries, Engineering; Materials science; Synchrotron radiation; X-ray; X-ray computed tomography; X-ray imaging; X-ray physics.