Cover Feature: Cost‐Effective Solutions for Lithium‐Ion Battery Manufacturing: Comparative Analysis of Olefine and Rubber‐Based Alternative Binders for High‐Energy Ni‐Rich NCM Cathodes (ChemElectroChem 21/2024)

The Cover Feature explores olefin and rubber-based polymers as alternatives to PVDF for binder materials in high-energy Ni-rich NCM LiNixCoyMnzO2 (NCM, x ≥ 0.8) Li-ion cathodes. The evaluation of PIB, SBS, NBR, and HNBR binders includes their physical, chemical, and electrochemical properties and production costs, showing effective competition against PVDF-NMP, by offering stable performance, lower costs and reduced contamination due to their fluorine-free nature. More details are available in the Research Article by Alexander Beutl, Artur Tron, and co-workers (10.1002/celc.202400465).