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Lithium-metal batteries

Mapping the uncharted interface

Improving lithium anode cycling has long relied on links between electrolyte bulk properties and the interphase formed on lithium, with little understanding of the transformation process. A study reveals factors governing structural changes around lithium ions at the onset of metal plating, illuminating an unseen step in the trajectory from ion to lithium metal.

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Fig. 1: Dielectric tuning of electrolytes enables control of lithium coordination structure at the interface.

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