In a drive to increase Li-ion battery energy density, as well as support faster charge
discharge speeds, electronic conductivity networks require increasingly efficient transport …

Tortuosity is widely used as a critical parameter to predict transport properties of porous
media, such as rocks and soils. But unlike other standard microstructural properties, the …

Lithium ion battery performance at high charge/discharge rates is largely determined by the
ionic resistivity of an electrode and separator which are filled with electrolyte. Key to …

Prevention and mitigation of thermal runaway presents one of the greatest challenges for the
safe operation of lithium-ion batteries. Here, we demonstrate for the first time the application …

Electrochemical and mechanical properties of lithium‐ion battery materials are heavily
dependent on their 3D microstructure characteristics. A quantitative understanding of the …

The tortuosity of a structure plays a vital role in the transport of mass and charge in
electrochemical devices. Concentration polarisation losses at high current densities are …

X-ray tomography has emerged as a powerful technique for studying lithium ion batteries,
allowing nondestructive and often quantitative imaging of these complex systems, which …

The redox flow battery (RFB) has been the subject of state-of-the-art research by several
groups around the world. Most work commonly involves the application of various low-cost …

Capacity fade in lithium-ion battery electrodes can result from a degradation mechanism in
which the carbon black-binder network detaches from the active material. Here we present …

Understanding the complicated interplay of the continuously evolving electrode materials in
their inherent 3D states during the battery operating condition is of great importance for …