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How Manufacturing Changes Battery Microstructure

A dual-labeling strategy links binder microstructure to processing choices and electrode performance

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  • February 27, 2026

  • 2 min

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    New chemical staining method reveals polymer binder structures at nanoscale.

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    Focused on widely used CMC and SBR in battery anodes.

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    Silver ions and bromine vapor facilitate selective staining.

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    Method allows mapping with electron microscopy techniques.

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    Shows reduction in electronic resistivity by modifying mixing protocols.

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    Insights can aid quality control and optimization in battery manufacturing.

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    Provides previously inaccessible structural details of binders.

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How Manufacturing Changes Battery Microstructure

A dual-labeling strategy links binder microstructure to processing choices and electrode performance

  • February 27, 2026

  • 2 min

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