Operando single-particle imaging reveals that asymmetric ion flux contributes to capacity degradation in aged Ni-rich layered cathodes
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,4097-4107DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00267B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhengyan Lun, Alice J. Merryweather, Amoghavarsha Mahadevegowda, Shrinidhi S. Pandurangi, Chao Xu, Simon Fairclough, Vikram S. Deshpande, Norman A. Fleck, Caterina Ducati, Christoph Schnedermann, Akshay Rao, Clare P. GreyUsing an operando optical scattering technique, we identify markedly asymmetric Li-ion flux in aged single crystalline NMC cathodes, primarily caused by an uneven growth of rocksalt phase across the particle surface.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00267B, Paper


Using an operando optical scattering technique, we identify markedly asymmetric Li-ion flux in aged single crystalline NMC cathodes, primarily caused by an uneven growth of rocksalt phase across the particle surface.
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