In this work, the effect of the concentration-dependent chemical-expansion coefficient, /?, on the chemo-elastic field in lithium-ion cathode particles is examined. To accomplish this, an isotropic linear-elastic model is developed for a single idealistic particle sub jected to potentiostatic-discharge and charge conditions. It is shown that p can be a key parameter in demarcating the chemo-stress-strain state of the cathode material under going nonlinear volumetric strains. As an example, such strains develop in the hexagonal-to-monoclinic-phase region of LixCoO 2 (0.37 < x< 0.55) and, subsequently, the corresponding p is a linear function of concentration. Previous studies have assumed a constant value for p. Findings suggest that the composition-generated chemo-elastic field that is based on a linear-p dramatically affects both the interdiffusion and the me chanical behavior of the LixCo02 cathode particle. Because the chemo-elastic phenom ena emanate in a reciprocal fashion, the resulting linear P-based hydrostatic-stress gradients significantly aid the diffusion of lithium. Thus, diffusion is accelerated in either electrochemical process that the cathode material undergoes.