Part of Lithium plating, Lithium plating as unwanted side reaction in commercial Li-ion cells – A review, Cell capacity fade.

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Confirmation (in accordance with "Bumpy" voltage relaxation indicates Lithium plating) [2]:

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Note that both Lithium plating and SEI thickening contribute to Loss of lithium inventory, so just knowing that a cell's degradation is primarily due to loss of lithium inventory doesn't allow to say whether there is dangerous Lithium plating in a cell or not.

See also:

References

[1] Temperature dependent ageing mechanisms in Lithium-ion batteries – A Post-Mortem study. (2014)

[2] Investigation of capacity recovery effects due to rest periods during high current cyclic ageing tests in Li-ion cells and their influence on lifetime