DOI: 10.1039/d6eb00122j ISSN: 3033-4071

The thermal runaway and thermal propagation challenge of lithium-ion batteries: a review of the underlying reactions, released energies and methods for thermal safety improvement

Jan-Darius Plöpst, Saskia Wessel, Markus Börner, Richard Schmuch, Martin Winter, Simon Lux

This review examines thermal runaway and thermal propagation in lithium-ion batteries, focusing on their mechanisms, underlying reactions, and energy release, as well as strategies to mitigate and control these safety-critical events.

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