Size effects in nanostructured Li-ion battery cathode particles

Cathode materials for Li-ion batteries exhibit volume expansions on the order of 10% upon maximum lithium insertion. As a result internal stresses are produced and after continuous electrochemical cycling damage accumulates, which contributes to their failure. Battery developers resort to using smal...

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Main Authors: Natarajan Sundararajan, Aifantis Katerina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jmbm-2020-0004