Electrochemical and Mechanical Failure of Graphite-Based Anode Materials in Li-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jchem/volume-2016/2940437/figures/2940437.fig.004a.svgz" name="2940437.fig.004a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Fresh graphite-based anode</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jchem/volume-2016/2940437/figures/2940437.fig.004b.svgz" name="2940437.fig.004b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Degraded graphite-based anode</td></tr></table>

<div>SEM images of (a) fresh graphite-based anode before cycling tests and (b) degraded graphite-based anode after 500 cycles.</div>

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Figure 4: Electrochemical and Mechanical Failure of Graphite-Based Anode Materials in Li-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles 