{"title":"Front Cover: Carbon Neutralization, Volume 4, Issue 3, May 2025","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/cnl2.70012","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front cover image:</b> Single-crystal high-nickel (SC-HN) cathodes are promising for next-generation lithium-ion batteries, but suffer from air instability that leads to unique storage degradation pathways compared to their polycrystalline counterparts. This study presents a comprehensive, six-month multi-dimensional analysis tracking the evolution of structural and chemical changes. The results uncover a non-linear degradation of surface structure and composition, with surface reconstruction identified as the primary driver of performance loss. These insights advance the fundamental understanding of SC-HN air instability and offer a foundation for developing targeted strategies to improve storage stability.\n\n <figure>\n <div><picture>\n <source></source></picture><p></p>\n </div>\n </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":100214,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Neutralization","volume":"4 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cnl2.70012","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Carbon Neutralization","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cnl2.70012","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Front cover image: Single-crystal high-nickel (SC-HN) cathodes are promising for next-generation lithium-ion batteries, but suffer from air instability that leads to unique storage degradation pathways compared to their polycrystalline counterparts. This study presents a comprehensive, six-month multi-dimensional analysis tracking the evolution of structural and chemical changes. The results uncover a non-linear degradation of surface structure and composition, with surface reconstruction identified as the primary driver of performance loss. These insights advance the fundamental understanding of SC-HN air instability and offer a foundation for developing targeted strategies to improve storage stability.