August 2026

Journal

Operando neutron radiography validates a parameter-free transport–kinetics model for thick solid-state battery cathodes

By:
Adam, Andre ; Kim, Chanho ; Li, Yuanshun ; Zhang, Yuxuan ; Bilheux, Jean C; Li, Xianglin; Cheng, Lei ; Bilheux, Hassina ; Yang, Guang
Journal Name:
Materials Horizons
Page Number:
6380-6385
Volume:
13
Issue Number:
13
Publication Date:
August 31, 2026
View DOI Listing:
https://doi.org/10.1039/d6mh00464d

Abstract

Tortuosity-weighted interfacial flux for lithium (TWIF-Li) predicts through-thickness Li gradients in thick composite all-solid-state cathodes without fitted parameters. Image-derived microstructures, GITT-derived concentration-dependent solid diffusion, and tortuosity-weighted interfacial kinetics reproduce operando neutron radiography across practical rates, delivering transferable design rules to suppress transport-limited reaction fronts.