Alexander Korsunsky

Professor, Skoltech Engineering Center; head, Laboratory of Hierarchically Structured Materials

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Education: University of Oxford

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

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Scientists watch a lithium battery's cathode turn brittle in real time

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Co-author of the operando nanoindentation study

Battery researchers have had to guess how a cathode's mechanical properties change during charging, because measuring them meant taking the battery apart. A team at Skoltech in Moscow watched it happen live, using a modified coin cell with a diamond probe pressed against the cathode while the battery ran.

Updated Oct 25