Self-Healing Polymer Close-Up (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Self-Healing Polymer Close-Up

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Left: An electron micrograph shows cracks left in a self-healing polymer coating due to swelling of its silicon electrode during charging. Right: Five hours later, the smaller cracks have healed.

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C. Wang et al, <i>Nature Chemistry</i>

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