Nanoscale Morphological Characterization of Coordinated Binder and Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Silicon‐Based Electrodes for Li‐Ion Batteries (Small Methods 10/2022)

Inside Back Cover In article number 2200827, Roué, Lestriez, and co-workers visualized the dual role of the binder in composite electrodes prepared with silicon nanoparticles thanks to electron beams in scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy experiments, owing the use of Zn ions (in pink) as markers of the coordination polymer presence. The latter holds together silicon particles otherwise disconnected and minimizes electrolyte degradation (in grey) at their surface, helping to improve the performance of Li-ion batteries.