LITHIUM-ION CELL

A method can include providing a first pre-mix that includes a first population of solid particles of a first material for lithiation in an electrode of a lithium-ion cell and a second population of solid particles for a second material for lithiation in the electrode of the lithium-ion cell; providing a second pre-mix that includes a population of solid particles of the first material for lithiation in the electrode of the lithium-ion cell; forming the electrode by coating a substrate using the first pre-mix and the second pre-mix to form a coated substrate with a desired distribution of the second material in the electrode; and forming the lithium-ion cell using the electrode.