Advancing Metallic Lithium Anodes: A Review of Interface Design, Electrolyte Innovation, and Performance Enhancement Strategies

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 29; no. 15; p. 3624
• Main Authors: Shi, Junwei, Jiang, Kailin, Fan, Yameng, Zhao, Lingfei, Cheng, Zhenxiang, Yu, Peng, Peng, Jian, Wan, Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Alloys; Analysis; Batteries; Carbon; Clean technology; Electric properties; electrochemical properties; Electrochemical reactions; Electrodes; Electrolytes; Energy; high energy density; Innovations; interface design modification; Lithium; lithium dendrites; Machine learning; Mechanical properties; metallic lithium anodes; Pressure distribution; Quantum dots; Solid solutions; Zinc oxides; lithium dendrites; high energy density; interface design modification; metallic lithium anodes; electrochemical properties

Lithium (Li) metal is one of the most promising anode materials for next-generation, high-energy, Li-based batteries due to its exceptionally high specific capacity and low reduction potential. Nonetheless, intrinsic challenges such as detrimental interfacial reactions, significant volume expansion,...