The nanoscale circuitry of battery electrodes

Abstract

Wired for success Although overall battery performance is limited by the electrochemistry of the component materials, the actual performance can be limited by a number of factors. Zhu et al. review different electrode architectures for lithium-ion batteries. In particular, they look at the relations between the kinetics and dimensionality of the different electrode constituents. Making things smaller can improve transport of electrons and ions, but at the cost of making the overall architecture more complex. The authors discuss the overall design rules and criteria to guide battery design. Science , this issue p. eaao2808