Metal-Metal Bonding as an Electrode Design Principle in the Low-Strain Cluster Compound LiScMoO.

Electrode materials for Li-ion batteries require optimization along several disparate axes related to cost, performance, and sustainability. One of the important performance axes is the ability to retain structural integrity though cycles of charge/discharge. Metal-metal bonding is a distinct feature of some refractory metal oxides that has been largely underutilized in electrochemical energy storage, but that could potentially impact structural integrity.