Describes the mechanism causing the electrolyte cracking and resulting short-circuits (dendrites form at the electrodes and penetrate the solid electrolyte).

Does not describe a way to prevent it, so solid-state batteries don't seem like a realistic product for now.

till now I was under the impression, that that was the advantage of solid electrolytes: preventing the dendrites in the first place (being a natural barrier to build dendrites).

guess I was wrong