Tortuosity Anisotropy in Lithium‐Ion Battery Electrodes

Abstract

A systematic experimental study of lithium-ion battery porous electrode microstructures using synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy finds particle shape and fabrication-induced alignment to cause tortuosity anisotropy, which can impact battery performance. Tortuosity anisotropy is demonstrated to be easily predicted based on simple electron microscopy assessment of particle shapes and the differential effective medium approximation. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.