Correlating advanced microscopies reveals atomic-scale mechanisms limiting lithium-ion battery lifetime

The longevity of a lithium-ion battery is limited by cathode degradation. Combining atom probe tomography and scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals that the degradation results from atomic-scale irreversible structural changes once lithium leaves the cathode during charging, thereby inhi...

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Main Authors: Baptiste Gault, Jonathan D. Poplawsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24121-9