'Milestone' findings on imaging methods call for a closer look at battery microscopy

Transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) allow researchers at the forefront of energy technology to study next-generation battery materials down to the atom. But new research has discovered that the very act of microscoping damages both lithium and sodium battery samples more severely than previously thought, highlighting a need for a standard framework for how labs image these important materials. The findings are published in the journal Joule.