Volume 132, Issue 20 pp. 7817-7821
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A Diffusion--Reaction Competition Mechanism to Tailor Lithium Deposition for Lithium-Metal Batteries

Xiao-Ru Chen

Xiao-Ru Chen

Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

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Yu-Xing Yao

Yu-Xing Yao

Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

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Chong Yan

Chong Yan

Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 P. R. China

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Rui Zhang

Rui Zhang

Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

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Dr. Xin-Bing Cheng

Dr. Xin-Bing Cheng

Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

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Prof. Qiang Zhang

Corresponding Author

Prof. Qiang Zhang

Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

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First published: 11 March 2020
Citations: 43

Abstract

Lithium metal is recognized as one of the most promising anode materials owing to its ultrahigh theoretical specific capacity and low electrochemical potential. Nonetheless, dendritic Li growth has dramatically hindered the practical applications of Li metal anodes. Realizing spherical Li deposition is an effective approach to avoid Li dendrite growth, but the mechanism of spherical deposition is unknown. Herein, a diffusion-reaction competition mechanism is proposed to reveal the rationale of different Li deposition morphologies. By controlling the rate-determining step (diffusion or reaction) of Li deposition, various Li deposition scenarios are realized, in which the diffusion-controlled process tends to lead to dendritic Li deposition while the reaction-controlled process leads to spherical Li deposition. This study sheds fresh light on the dendrite-free Li metal anode and guides to achieve safe batteries to benefit future wireless and fossil-fuel-free world.

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