A dual-confined lithium nucleation and growth design enables dendrite-free lithium metal batteries
Lun Li, Huaqiang Fu, Jinlong Yang, Pengyan Wang, Huazhang Zhang, Xin Zhao, Zhitong Xiao, Zhenhui Liu, Zongkui Kou, Zhen‐Bo Wang, Daping He
Abstract
A dual-confined Li nucleation and growth design is enabled by the synergistic effect of doped N sites and Ag NCs, which produces uniform Li nucleation. The induced Li–Ag alloy promotes epitaxial growth of Li until a smooth/dense surface is formed.
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NucleationLithium metalLithium (medication)Dendrite (mathematics)Materials scienceDual (grammatical number)AlloyMetalChemical engineeringEpitaxyChemical physicsNanotechnologyCrystallographyChemistryPhysical chemistryComposite materialMetallurgyElectrolyteGeometryOrganic chemistryElectrodeArtMathematicsMedicineLiteratureEngineeringEndocrinologyLayer (electronics)Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Technologies Research