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Figure 1. Degradation phenomena in next-generation battery materials. (A) Schematic configuration of an LIB cell. (B) Energy densities of various batteries at the cell level. Reproduced with permission^[8]. (C) Schematic of SiMP electrodes cycled in conventional carbonate electrolytes, forming Si-philic organic-inorganic SEI strongly bonded to Si. Reproduced with permission^[25]. (D) Nucleation and growth stages of Li metal foils. Reproduced with permission^[28]. (E) Degradation pathways of cathode materials. Reproduced with permission^[37]. (F) Dissolution of polysulfides in S cathodes. Reproduced with permission^[44].