Influence of Lithium Diffusion into Copper Current Collectors on Lithium Electrodeposition in Anode‐Free Lithium‐Metal Batteries

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 19; no. 43; pp. e2306829 - n/a
• Main Authors: Huang, Yu‐Kai, Chen, Heyin, Nyholm, Leif
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2023
• Subjects: anode‐free lithium‐metal batteries; Copper; Electrodeposition; Electrolytes; Grain boundaries; Lithium; lithium diffusion; lithium electrodeposition; Nanotechnology; Nucleation; Nuclei; Substrates

The development of “anode‐free” lithium‐metal batteries with high energy densities is, at present, mainly limited by the poor control of the nucleation of lithium directly on the copper current collector, especially in conventional carbonate electrolytes. It is therefore essential to improve the und...