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Controlling disorder

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Irreversible structural transitions and disorder in electrodes during battery operation can cause electrochemical performance to deteriorate. Now, an innovative design that turns an irreversible phase transition into a partially disordered phase is shown to be effective in improving disordered rocksalt materials.

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Fig. 1: Lithium transition-metal oxide (LiTMO2) family and the concept of partially disordered spinel phase.

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  1. Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea

    Wontae Lee & Won-Sub Yoon

  2. SKKU Institute of Energy Science and Technology (SIEST), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea

    Won-Sub Yoon

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Lee, W., Yoon, WS. Controlling disorder. Nat Energy 9, 10–11 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01384-8

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