Regulating local chemical softness of the collector to homogenize Li deposition for anode-free Li-metal batteries
Jiaming Zhu, Cong Kang, Xiangjun Xiao, Ya Mao, Ying Luo, Yuheng Wang, Quansheng Zhang, Yulin Ma, Chunyu Du, Shuaifeng Lou, Fanpeng Kong, Jingying Xie, Geping Yin
Abstract
A heterogeneous collector featuring hard-base sites and soft-acid sites is proposed, which significantly reduces nucleation and growth barriers, with no dendrite formation. This finding offers a pathway to rationally design highly efficient collectors for AFLMBs.
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AnodeMaterials scienceMetalDeposition (geology)Chemical engineeringChemistryMetallurgyElectrodePhysical chemistryEngineeringGeologyPaleontologySedimentAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsExtraction and Separation Processes