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The thesis and its review

Key	Reference	Status	Used for
elkouihen-rev	F. El Kouihen, Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nickel-Rich Cathode Materials for Conventional Lithium-Ion and All-Solid-State Batteries, PhD thesis, UM6P (LIMSET), supervisors A. Faik and M. Chakir; revised manuscript, 17 October 2026, 258 pp. Defence 4 November 2026.	read 2026-11-03 Chapter II read in full here; Chapters III–IV for their numbers	Every number of the fact base; every "thesis says" of the gaps.
igartua-l2-f	J. M. Igartua, referee's Level-2 analysis of the thesis (submitted → revised), October 2026.	read 2026-11-03	The structural inconsistencies (the NMA cells, the c/a text, the Fe/Sb–NMA formula, the asserted Sb\(^{5}\)⁺) behind F05 and F07.
llzo-neutrons	llzo-neutrons, the companion project on Z. Kharbouch's garnet electrolytes: method, instruments, contrast, BPR. Source / publisher	read 2026-11-03	The method, the instruments and the access rules, shared.

Structures, tables and the application

Key	Reference	Status	Used for
sears1992	V. F. Sears, Neutron scattering lengths and cross sections, Neutron News 3 (1992) 26–37. doi: 10.1080/10448639208218770	checked 2026-11-03 values as carried by diff-ref-struct's table (CrysFML) for b; absorption cross sections from the same table, from memory	Scattering lengths and absorption (Contrast page).
drs	diff-ref-struct, the Rietveld application of J. M. Igartua (EHU); core binary `drs`, build of 2 November 2026: `drs sf` (structure factors, X-rays and neutrons, CrysFML tables), `drs simulate`, joint refinement module. Source / publisher	read 2026-11-03	Every structure factor of the Contrast page; the refinements of P1–P2.

Facilities (read on their own pages, 3 November 2026)

Key	Reference	Status	Used for
ill-d2b	ILL, D2B characteristics and instrument layout. Source / publisher	checked 2026-11-03	P1.
ill-d20	ILL, D20 characteristics and instrument layout. Source / publisher	checked 2026-11-03	P1 (alternative).
ill-access	ILL, standard access, types of beamtime access, Director's Discretionary Time, associates and scientific members, reactor cycles. Source / publisher	checked 2026-11-03	The two-thirds rule, the deadline of 15 February 2027, cycle 202.
ill-crg	ILL, D1B (CNRS–CSIC) and XtremeD (INMA–CSIC) characteristics; Institut Néel, D1B calls. Source / publisher	checked 2026-11-03	Spanish routes.
esrf-id22	ESRF, ID22 beamline and technical description; ID22 upgrade paper (J. Synchrotron Rad., PMC10481261). Source / publisher	checked 2026-11-03	P2.
esrf-xas	ESRF, BM23, BM25 SpLine (how to apply), BM08 LISA, BM20 ROBL beamline pages. Source / publisher	checked 2026-11-03	P4 and the edge coverage.
esrf-access	ESRF, proposal types and deadlines; BAG and HUB proposals; members and associates; non-contracting countries; operation schedule 2027 (approved 5 May 2026). Source / publisher	checked 2026-11-03	Deadlines, membership, the 2027 runs.
battery-hub	ESRF news, Launch of the Grenoble Battery Hub (ESRF, ILL, CEA), 24 November 2021; ESRF EuBat pilot HUB. Source / publisher	checked 2026-11-03	P3, and a route for long-term access.

The candidate's published work (DOIs seen on Crossref, 3 November 2026)

Key	Reference	Status	Used for
elkouihen2026a	F. El Kouihen, M. Chakir, A. Faik, review of Co-free NMA cathodes, J. Power Sources 671 (2026) 239601. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2026.239601	checked 2026-11-03	The candidate's own frame for NMA.
elkouihen2025	F. El Kouihen, M. Chakir, A. Faik, synthesis route and cation mixing in NMA, Chem. Pap. 79 (2025) 2411. doi: 10.1007/s11696-025-03935-7	checked 2026-11-03	F01.
elkouihen2026b	F. El Kouihen et al., Mn in LiNi0.8Co0.15−xMnxAl0.05O2, J. Energy Storage 145 (2026) 119892. doi: 10.1016/j.est.2025.119892	checked 2026-11-03	The Mn-for-Co line, F03.

Literature: Li/Ni mixing, joint refinement, the proxy (DOIs on Crossref; abstracts read, full texts not)

Key	Reference	Status	Used for
rougier1996	A. Rougier, P. Gravereau, C. Delmas, J. Electrochem. Soc. 143 (1996) 1168 (Li1−zNi1+zO2). doi: 10.1149/1.1836614	checked 2026-11-03	The classic Ni-in-Li-layer reference. F01, F02.
pouillerie2001	C. Pouillerie, E. Suard, C. Delmas, J. Solid State Chem. 158 (2001) 187 (neutron diffraction of Li1−z−xNi1+zO2). doi: 10.1006/jssc.2001.9092	checked 2026-11-03	Neutrons on Li1−zNi1+zO2. F01.
goonetilleke2023	D. Goonetilleke et al., J. Mater. Chem. A 11 (2023) 13468 (Li1−zNi1+zO2 by synchrotron, neutrons, NMR, magnetometry). doi: 10.1039/d3ta01621h	checked 2026-11-03	Two defect regimes. F01, F02.
kurzhals2021	P. Kurzhals et al., J. Electrochem. Soc. 168 (2021) 110518 (excess Ni in LiNiO2, 1.6–3.7 %). doi: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac33e5	checked 2026-11-03	Typical values. F01, F02.
yin2018	L. Yin et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 89 (2018) 093002 (neutron vs synchrotron refinement of NMC; correlations; \(\approx 0.1\,\%\) antisite sensitivity combined). doi: 10.1063/1.5044555	checked 2026-11-03	The methods case for joint refinement. P1.
yin2020	L. Yin et al., Chem. Mater. 32 (2020) 1002 (paired antisites across NMC). doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03646	checked 2026-11-03	F01.
holderle2023	T. Hölderle et al., J. Power Sources 564 (2023) 232799 (ex situ high-resolution neutron diffraction of LixNCA from 18650 cells). doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.232799	checked 2026-11-03	Neutrons on cycled NCA. F02, F09.
trease2016	N. M. Trease et al., Chem. Mater. 28 (2016) 8170 (Al in NCA: NMR, atom probe, X-ray and neutron diffraction). doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b02797	checked 2026-11-03	F03.
orlova2021	E. D. Orlova et al., Symmetry 13 (2021) 1628 (I(003)/I(104) and other indicators against Rietveld occupancies in NMC811). doi: 10.3390/sym13091628	checked 2026-11-03	The proxy's limits. F01.

Literature: dopant sites

Key	Reference	Status	Used for
weber2022	D. Weber et al., J. Electrochem. Soc. 169 (2022) 030540 (LiNi1−yMgyO2, Mg site crossover). doi: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac5b38	checked 2026-11-03	F04.
mu2020	L. Mu et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12 (2020) 12874 (Mg/Mn-LiNiO2). doi: 10.1021/acsami.0c00111	checked 2026-11-03	F04.
prado2000	G. Prado, E. Suard, L. Fournès, C. Delmas, J. Mater. Chem. 10 (2000) 2553 (Li1−z(Ni1−yFey)1+zO2: X-rays, neutrons, Mössbauer). doi: 10.1039/b002975k	checked 2026-11-03	The Fe-site precedent. F05.
cheng2020	X. Cheng et al., J. Mater. Chem. A 8 (2020) 23293 (Sb-doped LiNiO2). doi: 10.1039/d0ta07706b	checked 2026-11-03	F05.
wang2021	L. Wang et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13 (2021) 7343 (Y surface gradient). doi: 10.1021/acsami.0c21990	checked 2026-11-03	F04.
wu2019	F. Wu et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11 (2019) 36751 (La2Ni0.5Li0.5O4 surface layer on NCM811). doi: 10.1021/acsami.9b12595	checked 2026-11-03	F04.
colalongo2024	M. Colalongo et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 16 (2024) 28683 (Zr incorporation by synchrotron XRD + XAS, co-precipitation vs lithiation). doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c05058	checked 2026-11-03	The method template for this route. F04, P2, P4.
xin2022	F. Xin et al., Chem. Mater. (2022) (Nb in the lattice and at boundaries of NMC9055). doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c01461	checked 2026-11-03	F10.

Literature: heating, cycling, solid state

Key	Reference	Status	Used for
bak2014	S.-M. Bak et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2014) (time-resolved XRD + MS of charged NMC to 600 °C). doi: 10.1021/am506712c	checked 2026-11-03	F06, P3.
geng2020	C. Geng et al., ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 3 (2020) 7058 (heated NMC811: gas analysis, ex situ neutrons, DSC). doi: 10.1021/acsaem.0c01105	checked 2026-11-03	F06.
adamo2024	J. Adamo, A. Manthiram, Chem. Mater. 36 (2024) 6226 (Al or Mn in LiNiO2 and the H2–H3 transition). doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01033	checked 2026-11-03	F03, F09.
li2020nma	W. Li, S. Lee, A. Manthiram, Adv. Mater. 32 (2020) 2002718 (NMA against NMC, NCA, NMCAM at 89 % Ni). doi: 10.1002/adma.202002718	checked 2026-11-03	The NMA benchmark.
matras2022	D. Matras et al., J. Power Sources 539 (2022) 231589 (operando XRD-CT of an NCA 18650, ESRF ID31). doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231589	checked 2026-11-03	P3 at ID31.
jousseaume2024	T. Jousseaume et al., Energy Environ. Sci. 17 (2024) 2753 (operando XRD, collapse and strain below \(\approx 40\,\%\) Li). doi: 10.1039/d3ee04115h	checked 2026-11-03	F09.
menon2026	A. S. Menon et al., Chem. Mater. 38 (2026) 4517 (operando neutron diffraction of pouch cells, natural Li, ISIS WISH). doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c03201	checked 2026-11-03	Natural Li in operando neutrons.
walther2021	F. Walther et al., Chem. Mater. (2021) (Li2CO3/LiNbO3-coated NCM622 with Li6PS5Cl). doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04660	checked 2026-11-03	F10.
korjus2025	Korjus et al., ACS Mater. Lett. 7 (2025) 2725 (a cell for operando neutron diffraction of solid-state batteries, NMC532 \| Li6PS5Cl \| Li0.5In). doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00596	checked 2026-11-03	P5.
lu2024	X. Lu et al., Chem. Soc. Rev. 53 (2024) 4707 (microstructures and characterisation of Ni-rich cathodes, review). doi: 10.1039/d3cs00741c	checked 2026-11-03	Background.