«This finding could change the way we look at
phase transformations within the cathode and the resulting loss of capacity in this class of material,» said Alpesh Khushalchand Shukla, a scientist at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry, and lead author of the study.
The observations provide new insight for all sorts of solid - solid
phase transformations, and have potential implications for development and manufacture of alloys, as well as natural processes that occur deep
within Earth's mantle.