Thermal Runaway Mechanism in Ni‐Rich Cathode Full Cells of Lithium‐Ion Batteries: The Role of Multidirectional Crosstalk (Adv. Mater. 31/2024)

Lithium-Ion Batteries In article number 2402024, Jongwoo Lim and co-workers explore the fundamental causes of temperature surges during thermal runaway in lithium-ion battery full cells. The article identifies intermediates that create a self-amplifying loop via multidirectional crosstalk between the battery electrodes. The cover image depicts this crosstalk, illustrating how ethylene gas from the anode and oxygen gas from the cathode trigger thermal runaway.