Li-metal batteries (LMBs) have been the subject of several investigations aimed at creating safe and long-term cycling batteries. The transition of these very effective LMBs from lab to industrial scale manufacturing is still difficult.
At the elevated temperature after protein-contained-electrolyte filling, the protein forms a functional-group-rich SEI on Li anode, building an even Li+ deposition during cycling. Image Credit: Journal of Energy Chemistry
While the formation and evolution of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), through simulating the practical production process of LMBs, are rarely taken into consideration, most studies on LMBs are restricted to solving the problem of Li dendrite formation via an in situ or ex situ formed layer on the Li anode.
The Journal of Energy Chemistry has published a study by Chenxu Wang and colleagues (from Washington State…