Initiation of dendritic failure of LLZTO <i>via</i> sub-surface lithium deposition
Marco Siniscalchi, Yifu Shi, Guanchen Li, Joshua S. Gibson, Robert S. Weatherup, Ruy S. Bonilla, Susannah Speller, C.R.M. Grovenor
Abstract
Mg is used as the tracer element in the Li plating electrode to confirm that pure Li metal can plate in isolated pores near the solid electrolyte surface. This results in an internal pressure buildup and in the spallation of the LLZTO solid electrolyte, initiating the dendritic process.
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ElectrolyteSpallationLithium (medication)Materials scienceDeposition (geology)ElectrodePlating (geology)Chemical engineeringLithium metalMetalChemistryMetallurgyGeologyPhysical chemistryQuantum mechanicsEndocrinologySedimentGeophysicsPaleontologyPhysicsMedicineNeutronEngineeringAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials