Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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Bumpy battery surfaces can masquerade as nanoscale ion pathways, misleading material design

A signal that appears to show ions moving inside a battery may, in fact, be an illusion caused by an uneven surface. A KAIST research team has identified the origin of this type of artifact, which can lead researchers to misinterpret what is happening inside a battery, and has developed a method to...

Bumpy battery surfaces can masquerade as nanoscale ion pathways, misleading material design
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A signal that appears to show ions moving inside a battery may, in fact, be an illusion caused by an uneven surface. A KAIST research team has identified the origin of this type of artifact, which can lead researchers to misinterpret what is happening inside a battery, and has developed a method to reduce it.

Originally published at Phys.org

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