The role of an elastic interphase in suppressing gas evolution and promoting uniform electroplating in sodium metal anodes
Gong Chen, Shengda D. Pu, Shengming Zhang, Yi Yuan, Ziyang Ning, Sixie Yang, Xiangwen Gao, Chloe Chau, Zixuan Li, Junliang Liu, Liquan Pi, Boyang Liu, Isaac Capone, Bingkun Hu, Dominic L. R. Melvin, Mauro Pasta, Peter G. Bruce, Alex W. Robertson
Abstract
The role of ether electrolyte solvent in facilitating efficient Na metal anode cycling performance is identified to be preventing adverse gas formation and favouring a flexible conformal SEI.
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ElectrolyteAnodeElectroplatingInterphaseMaterials scienceMetalSolventChemical engineeringSodiumAlloyMetallurgyChemistryComposite materialElectrodeLayer (electronics)Organic chemistryBiologyPhysical chemistryGeneticsEngineeringAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced battery technologies research