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View article: Accurate Determination of Coulombic Efficiency for Lithium Metal Anodes and Lithium Metal Batteries
Accurate Determination of Coulombic Efficiency for Lithium Metal Anodes and Lithium Metal Batteries Open
Lithium (Li) metal is an ideal anode material for high energy density batteries. However, the low Coulombic efficiency (CE) and the formation of dendrites during repeated plating and stripping processes have hindered its applications in re…
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Advanced Micro/Nanostructures for Lithium Metal Anodes Open
Owning to their very high theoretical capacity, lithium metal anodes are expected to fuel the extensive practical applications in portable electronics and electric vehicles. However, unstable solid electrolyte interphase and lithium dendri…
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Anode‐Free Full Cells: A Pathway to High‐Energy Density Lithium‐Metal Batteries Open
The development of high‐energy density batteries is critical to the decarbonization of the transportation and power generation sectors. For any given lithium‐containing cathode system, the anode‐free full cell configuration, which eliminat…
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High-capacity, low-tortuosity, and channel-guided lithium metal anode Open
Significance Li metal is considered as the “Holy Grail” anode for Li batteries due to its highest theoretical capacity and lowest electrochemical potential. However, the infinite volume change during the Li stripping/plating process would …
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Rechargeable Sodium All-Solid-State Battery Open
A reversible plating/stripping of a dendrite-free metallic-sodium anode with a reduced anode/ceramic interfacial resistance is created by a thin interfacial interlayer formed in situ or by the introduction of a dry polymer film. Wetting of…
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Compact 3D Copper with Uniform Porous Structure Derived by Electrochemical Dealloying as Dendrite‐Free Lithium Metal Anode Current Collector Open
The development of lithium (Li) metal anodes Li metal batteries faces huge challenges such as uncontrolled Li dendrite growth and large volume change during Li plating/stripping, resulting in severe capacity decay and high safety hazards. …
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Continuous plating/stripping behavior of solid-state lithium metal anode in a 3D ion-conductive framework Open
Significance Solid-state lithium metal anode possesses great promise owing to its high energy density and improved safety. This work introduces a strategy for constructing a 3D Li metal anode, which is hosted in a solid-state ion-conductin…
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Confining Sn nanoparticles in interconnected N-doped hollow carbon spheres as hierarchical zincophilic fibers for dendrite-free Zn metal anodes Open
We developed a three-dimensional hybrid fiber host consisting of interconnected N-doped hollow carbon spheres embedded with Sn nanoparticles (denoted as Sn@NHCF) for Zn metal anodes in high-performance Zn metal batteries. Experimental obse…
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High-Performance Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries Realized by MOF Materials Open
Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have been gaining increasing interest for large-scale energy storage applications due to their high safety, good rate capability, and low cost. However, the further development of ZIBs is impe…
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Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks as Zn<sup>2+</sup> Modulation Layers to Enable Dendrite‐Free Zn Anodes Open
Zinc (Zn) holds great promise as a desirable anode material for next‐generation rechargeable batteries. However, the uncontrollable dendrite growth and low coulombic efficiency of the Zn plating/stripping process severely impede further pr…
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Passivation of Lithium Metal Anode via Hybrid Ionic Liquid Electrolyte toward Stable Li Plating/Stripping Open
Hybrid electrolyte of ionic liquid and ethers is used to passivate the surface of Li metal surface via modification of the as-formed solid electrolyte interphase with N-propyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide (Py13T…
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A Highly Reversible, Dendrite‐Free Lithium Metal Anode Enabled by a Lithium‐Fluoride‐Enriched Interphase Open
Metallic lithium is the most competitive anode material for next‐generation lithium (Li)‐ion batteries. However, one of its major issues is Li dendrite growth and detachment, which not only causes safety issues, but also continuously consu…
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Interfacial Study on Solid Electrolyte Interphase at Li Metal Anode: Implication for Li Dendrite Growth Open
The Solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), either naturally formed or artificially designed, plays a critical role in the stability and durability of Li-ion batteries (LIBs). It is even more important for high energy density electrodes such a…
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Opportunities of Aqueous Manganese‐Based Batteries with Deposition and Stripping Chemistry Open
Rechargeable aqueous manganese‐based batteries have been attracting significant attention owing to their advantages of low cost, high safety, and ease of manufacturing, which are promising attributes for grid‐scale energy storage applicati…
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Ultrafast Metal Electrodeposition Revealed by In Situ Optical Imaging and Theoretical Modeling towards Fast‐Charging Zn Battery Chemistry Open
Metallic Zn is a preferred anode material for rechargeable aqueous batteries towards a smart grid and renewable energy storage. Understanding how the metal nucleates and grows at the aqueous Zn anode is a critical and challenging step to a…
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Organic pH Buffer for Dendrite‐Free and Shuttle‐Free Zn‐I<sub>2</sub> Batteries Open
Aqueous Zn‐Iodine (I 2 ) batteries are attractive for large‐scale energy storage. However, drawbacks include, Zn dendrites, hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), corrosion and, cathode “shuttle” of polyiodines. Here we report a class of N‐con…
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Self-repairing interphase reconstructed in each cycle for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries Open
Aqueous zinc (Zn) chemistry features intrinsic safety, but suffers from severe irreversibility, as exemplified by low Coulombic efficiency, sustained water consumption and dendrite growth, which hampers practical applications of rechargeab…
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Addressing the practicalities of anodic stripping voltammetry for heavy metal detection: a tutorial review Open
We highlight the fundamentals and challenges involved with anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) using solid electrodes providing a practical guide to anyone wishing to undertake analytical ASV.
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Tutorial review on structure – dendrite growth relations in metal battery anode supports Open
This tutorial review explains surface and bulk chemistry – electrochemical performance relations of lithium, sodium and potassium metal anodes.
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Hydrated Eutectic Electrolyte with Ligand‐Oriented Solvation Shell to Boost the Stability of Zinc Battery Open
Despite the substantial progress in cathode materials in the past few years, rechargeable zinc batteries (RZBs) are plagued by rapid performance degradation due to dendrite formation and notorious side reactions at the Zn anode side. Here,…
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Micro‐Patterned Lithium Metal Anodes with Suppressed Dendrite Formation for Post Lithium‐Ion Batteries Open
Repressing uncontrolled lithium (Li) dendrite growth is the top priority for enabling the reliable use of Li metal secondary batteries. On the other hand, the technique controlling the metal plating behavior during metal plating indeed has…
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Quenching and ram pressure stripping of simulated Milky Way satellite galaxies Open
We present predictions for the quenching of star formation in satellite galaxies of the Local Group from a suite of 30 cosmological zoom simulations of Milky Way-like host galaxies. The Auriga simulations resolve satellites down to the lum…
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Lithium metal stripping beneath the solid electrolyte interphase Open
Significance This study explores the stripping of lithium anodes under various current densities and in different liquid electrolyte systems. We discovered nanovoid formation between the lithium and the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). …
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Suppressing Lithium Dendrite Growth by Metallic Coating on a Separator Open
Lithium (Li) metal is one of the most promising candidates for the anode in high‐energy‐density batteries. However, Li dendrite growth induces a significant safety concerns in these batteries. Here, a multifunctional separator through coat…
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The Dawes Review 9: The role of cold gas stripping on the star formation quenching of satellite galaxies Open
One of the key open questions in extragalactic astronomy is what stops star formation in galaxies. While it is clear that the cold gas reservoir, which fuels the formation of new stars, must be affected first, how this happens and what are…
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How Observable Is Lithium Plating? Differential Voltage Analysis to Identify and Quantify Lithium Plating Following Fast Charging of Cold Lithium-Ion Batteries Open
Fast charging of batteries is currently limited, particularly at low temperatures, due to difficulties in understanding lithium plating. Accurate, online quantification of lithium plating increases safety, enables charging at speeds closer…
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Dendrite‐Free Potassium Metal Anodes in a Carbonate Electrolyte Open
Potassium (K) metal anodes suffer from a challenging problem of dendrite growth. Here, it is demonstrated that a tailored current collector will stabilize the metal plating–stripping behavior even with a conventional KPF 6 ‐carbonate elect…
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Recent Development in Ammonia Stripping Process for Industrial Wastewater Treatment Open
It is noteworthy to highlight that ammonia nitrogen contamination in wastewater has been reported to pose a great threat to the environment. This conventional method of remediating ammonia nitrogen contamination in wastewater applies the p…
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Synergistic Effect of 3D Current Collectors and ALD Surface Modification for High Coulombic Efficiency Lithium Metal Anodes Open
Improving the performance of Li metal anodes is a critical bottleneck to enable next‐generation battery systems beyond Li‐ion. However, stability issues originating from undesirable electrode/electrolyte interactions and Li dendrite format…
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The electrolyte comprising more robust water and superhalides transforms Zn‐metal anode reversibly and dendrite‐free Open
A great challenge for all aqueous batteries, including Zn‐metal batteries, is the parasitic hydrogen evolution reaction on the low‐potential anode. Herein, we report the formula of a highly concentrated aqueous electrolyte that mitigates h…