the phrase “positive electrode” refers to an electrode (often called a cathode) where electrochemical reduction and lithiation occurs during a discharging process in a full cell the phrase “negative electrode” refers to an electrode (often called an anode) where electrochemical oxidation and delithiation occurs during a discharging process in a full cell;
the term “alloy” refers to a substance that includes any or all of metals, metalloids, or semimetals;
the phrase “electrochemically active material” refers to a material, which can include a single phase or a plurality of phases, that can electrochemically react or alloy with lithium under conditions possibly encountered during charging and discharging in a lithium ion battery (e.g., voltages between 0 V and 2 V versus lithium metal);
the phrase “electrochemically inactive material” refers to a material, which can include a single phase or a plurality of phases, that does not electrochemically react or alloy with lithium under conditions possibly encountered during charging and discharging in a lithium ion battery (e.g., voltages between 0 V and 2 V versus lithium metal);
the phrases “electrochemically active phase” or “active phase” refer to a phase of an electrochemically active material that can electrochemically react or alloy with lithium under conditions possibly encountered during charging and discharging in a lithium ion battery (e.g., voltages between 0 V and 2 V versus lithium metal);
the phrases “electrochemically inactive phase” or “inactive phase” refer to phases of an electrochemically active material that does not electrochemically react or alloy with lithium under conditions possibly encountered during charging and discharging in a lithium ion battery (e.g., voltages between 0 V and 2 V versus lithium metal);