Natural forest-inspired Ag lithiophilic porous arrays grown in Cu foam hosts with bi-continuous electronic/ionic pathways for highly stable Li metal anodes
Lulu Wu, Weiwei Jiang, Hantao Zou, Chengzhou Ye, Jing Zhang, Guojun Xu, Xiaomin Li, Zhihao Yue, Fugen Sun, Lang Zhou
Abstract
A pine forest-inspired Li host with high lithiophilicity and bi-continuous e − /Li + pathways is fabricated by in situ growth of needle-branch-like Ag hierarchical porous arrays in commercial Cu foam for dendrite-free Li metal anodes.
Topics & Concepts
AnodeMaterials sciencePorosityDendrite (mathematics)MetalChemical engineeringIonic bondingMetal foamHost (biology)NanotechnologyElectrodeComposite materialMetallurgyChemistryEcologyIonOrganic chemistryBiologyMathematicsEngineeringGeometryPhysical chemistryAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Technologies Research