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Figure 1. Commercialized cathode materials for LIBs. (A) Cell cost/mass breakdown of conventional LIBs cell. Current collectors are included in cell housing. Reproduced with permission^[7]. Copyright 2020, Springer Nature. (B) Specific energy and energy density of various fully or partially commercialized, next-generation, and emerging cathode materials for LIBs. Reproduced with permission^[7]. Copyright 2020, Springer Nature. (C) Crystal structures of intercalation cathodes for LIBs. (D) Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of conventional cathode particles. (E) Voltage profiles of discharging process of various cathode materials in half-cell configuration^[28-32]. (F) Comparison of battery indicators of LCO, NCM, and LFP cathodes.