Front Cover: Understanding the Temperature–Induced Decomposition of Commercial Nickel–Cobalt–Aluminum Oxide (LiNi <sub>0.8</sub> Co <sub>0.15</sub> Al <sub>0.05</sub> O <sub>2</sub> ) Electrodes (Batteries & Supercaps 11/2025)
The Front Cover depicts the structural degradation of commercial 18650-type lithium-ion battery cathodes that occurs at elevated temperatures. It illustrates the transition path from a well-ordered layered structure (shown in blue) to a spinel intermediate (represented in green), and finally to a rock salt phase (indicated in red). The colour gradient highlights how phase evolution occurs under thermal stress, emphasising the critical role temperature plays in driving structural instability and performance loss in modern Li-ion batteries. More information can be found in the Research Article by A. Senyshyn and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/batt.202500421).
Authors
- Alexander Schökel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3680-8648)
- Anatoliy Senyshyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1473-8992)
- Rainer Niewa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2633-7109)
- Tobias Hölderle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2326-5851)
- V. Baran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9185-3855)
- Robert S. Stelzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2458-8756)
- Peter Müller‐Buschbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9566-6088)
- Lea Westphal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3163-5308)
Institutions
- University of Stuttgart (DE)
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY (DE)
- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (DE)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Batteries & Supercaps
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.70165
- Primary Topic
- Advancements in Battery Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00