Fig. 4: Statistical analysis of the particle detachment.

Statistical comparisons of the degree of particle detachment from the CBD matrix are carried out as a function of cycling rate (a) and particle size (b, c), respectively. The degree of particle detachment is also plotted against the respective particle volume in (d) for all the 650 NMC particles studied in this work. e Schematic of the changes of the electrical (red) and ionic (blue) conductivity as a function of the particle detachment. The red curve moves up and down depending on the SoC. The particle’s actual contribution falls in the green shaded area.