Nanoscale Electrical Degradation of Silicon–Carbon Composite Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 10; no. 29; pp. 24549 - 24553
• Main Authors: Kim, Seong Heon, Kim, Yong Su, Baek, Woon Joong, Heo, Sung, Yun, Dong-Jin, Han, Sungsoo, Jung, Heechul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 25.07.2018
• Subjects: electrical degradation; Si−C composite; LIB degradation mechanism; scanning spreading resistance microscopy; SSRM; Li-ion battery

High-performance lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are in increasing demand for a variety of applications in rapidly growing energy-related fields including electric vehicles. To develop high-performance LIBs, it is necessary to comprehensively understand the degradation mechanism of the LIB electrodes....