Lithium Self-Discharge and Its Prevention: Direct Visualization through In Situ Electrochemical Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

• Published in: ACS nano Vol. 11; no. 11; pp. 11194 - 11205
• Main Authors: Harrison, Katharine L, Zavadil, Kevin R, Hahn, Nathan T, Meng, Xiangbo, Elam, Jeffrey W, Leenheer, Andrew, Zhang, Ji-Guang, Jungjohann, Katherine L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 28.11.2017; American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Subjects: artificial solid-electrolyte interphase; electrochemical transmission electron microscopy; ENERGY STORAGE; lithium-ion batteries; lithium-metal anode; MATERIALS SCIENCE; mechanical compression; protective coating; solid-electrolyte interphase; lithium-ion batteries; protective coating; lithium-metal anode; solid-electrolyte interphase; artificial solid-electrolyte interphase; electrochemical transmission electron microscopy; mechanical compression

To understand the mechanism that controls low-aspect-ratio lithium deposition morphologies for Li-metal anodes in batteries, we conducted direct visualization of Li-metal deposition and stripping behavior through nanoscale in situ electrochemical scanning transmission electron microscopy (EC-STEM) a...