Bending good beats breaking bad: phase separation patterns in individual cathode particles upon lithiation and delithiation
David A. Santos, Justin L. Andrews, Yang Bai, Peter Stein, Yuting Luo, Yuwei Zhang, Matt Pharr, Bai‐Xiang Xu, Sarbajit Banerjee
Abstract
This work elucidates the nature of spinodal decomposition, evidences fundamental differences in phase separation between lithiation and delithiation, and the highlights the role of chemomechanical coupling in shaping separation patterns.
Topics & Concepts
Spinodal decompositionMaterials scienceCoupling (piping)Phase (matter)Separation (statistics)CathodeBendingChemical physicsWork (physics)SpinodalDecompositionComposite materialChemistryThermodynamicsPhysical chemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryComputer scienceMachine learningAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingAdvancements in Battery MaterialsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications