Recent progress about transmission electron microscopy characterizations on lithium-ion batteries

With the rapid development of portable electronics, new energy vehicles, and smart grids, ion batteries are becoming one of the most widely used energy storage devices, while the safety concern of ion batteries has always been an urgent problem to be solved. To develop a safety-guaranteed battery, the characterization of the internal structure is indispensable, where electron microscopy plays a crucial role. Based on this, this paper summarizes the application of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in battery safety, further concludes and analyzes the aspects of dendrite growth and solid electrolyte interface (SEI) formation that affect the safety of ion batteries, and emphasizes the importance of electron microscopy in battery safety research and the potential of these techniques to promote the future development of this field. These advanced electron microscopy techniques and their prospects are also discussed.