Optimizing the chemical and morphological parameters of lithium-ion (Li-ion) electrodes is
extremely challenging, due in part to the absence of techniques to construct spatial and …

Due to their high theoretical capacity compared to that of state-of-the-art graphite-based
electrodes, silicon electrodes have gained much research focus for use in the development …

The (de) lithiation process and resulting atomic and nanoscale morphological changes of an
a-Si/c-FeSi2/graphite composite negative electrode are investigated within a Li-ion full cell …

Silicon is a promising candidate to substitute or complement graphite as anode material in Li-
ion batteries due, mainly, to its high energy density. However, the lithiation/delithiation …

Silicon‐based anodes are an appealing alternative to graphite for lithium‐ion batteries
because of their extremely high capacity. However, poor cycling stability and slow kinetics …

Safe, fast, and energy efficient cycling of lithium ion batteries is desired in many practical
applications. However, modeling studies predict steep Li+ ion gradients in the electrodes …

The reaction processes in Li‐ion batteries can be highly heterogeneous at the electrode
scale, leading to local deviations in the lithium content or local degradation phenomena. To …

We present an operando study of a lithium ion battery combining scanning X-ray diffraction
(SXRD) and synchrotron radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy (SRXTM) simultaneously …

Accurate representations of the 3D structure within a lithium‐ion battery are key to
understanding performance limitations. However, obtaining exact reconstructions of …

Reaction heterogeneity is a crucial factor that influences the design of composite electrodes.
Silicon–graphite composites exhibit practical use as anodes, but the complex mechanisms …