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Fig. 7. Thermal Runaway and Gas Release. A) Illustrates the ejection phase of thermal runaway where high pressure gases including hydrogen fluoride gases are vented; B) Time rendered photo-capture of the thermal runaway process. Notice that combustion may or may not occur during the ejection phase as compared to A. Image reproduced with permission from Wang et al.