Table 1 Morphological parameters obtained from the reconstructed datasets.

From: Exploring 3D microstructural evolution in Li-Sulfur battery electrodes using in-situ X-ray tomography

Cycling state

Sulfur volume (107 μm3)

Sulfur mass loading (mg cm−2)

Average volume specific surface area (μm−1)

Uncycled

2.804

20.86

1.57

2 cycles

1.848

14.18

1.26

10 cycles

2.439

18.73

0.78

Uncycled (Ex-situ nano-tomography sample)

0.00393

4.22

10.18

  1. The pixel size for micro-CT samples is ca. 780 nm and the pixel size for nano-CT sample is ca. 126 nm.