Cycling Behavior of Batteries (IMAGE)

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Cycling Behavior of Batteries

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As lithium ions travel quickly between the electrodes of a battery, they can form inactive layers of lithium metal in a process called lithium plating. This image shows the beginning of the plating process on the graphene anode of a lithium-ion battery.

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Robert Horn/Argonne National Laboratory

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