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  • Previously unseen processes reveal path to better rechargeable batteries

    Nov 9, 2022 11:00 am by Lois YoksoulianInnovation
    Materials science and engineering postdoctoral researcher Wenxiang Chen is the first author of a new study that applies imaging techniques common in ceramics and metallurgy to rechargeable ion battery research. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • Materials science and engineering postdoctoral researcher Wenxiang Chen is the first author of a new study that applies imaging techniques common in ceramics and metallurgy to rechargeable ion battery research. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    This U of I study is the first to map out altered domains inside rechargeable ion batteries at the nanoscale – a 10-fold or more increase in resolution over current X-ray and optical methods.