Cover Picture: Self-Closing of Cracks Generated in Microstructure-Controlled 400 μm-Thick Composite Cathodes for All-Solid-State Batteries: Observed by In Situ Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (Batteries & Supercaps 6/2025)
Kenta Watanabe, Han-Seul Kim, Kazuhiro Hikima, Naoki Matsui, Kota Suzuki, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda, Ryoji Kanno, Masaaki Hirayama
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Abstract
The Front Cover illustrates self-closing phenomenon of cracks in composite cathodes of all-solid-state batteries. Cracks generated in a 400-mm-thick LiCoO2-Li10.35Ge1.35P1.65S12 composite cathode during charging close off by themselves when the microstructure is uniformly controlled. This was clarified by using in situ scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. More information can be found in the Research Article by K. Watanabe, M. Hirayama and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/batt.202500119).
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