Lithium-ion batteries are the state-of-the-art power source for most consumer electronic devices. Current collectors indispensable components bridging lithium-ion and external circuits, greatly influencing capacity, rate capability long-term stability of batteries. Conventional current collectors, Al Cu foils have been used since first commercial battery, over past two decades, thickness these ...

The influence of electron and ion temperatures on charging damage during residual metal ~latent antenna! overetching in high-density plasmas is investigated by Monte Carlo simulations. The tunneling current through a thin gate oxide, electrically connected to the antenna, increases significantly with electron temperature, mainly as a result of changes in plasma current and ion energy distributi...