Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Quantification and modeling of mechanical degradation in lithium-ion batteries based on nanoscale imaging

  • Simon Müller,
  • Patrick Pietsch,
  • Ben-Elias Brandt,
  • Paul Baade,
  • Vincent De Andrade,
  • Francesco De Carlo,
  • Vanessa Wood

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04477-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Silicon is a promising electrode material for lithium-ion batteries; however, morphological changes shorten battery lifetimes. Here the authors use imaging techniques based on electrons and X-rays to quantify such processes at micro- and nanoscales and suggest routes to mitigate battery degradation.