Understanding the origin of lithium dendrite branching in Li


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Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555

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Date de publication:
18 Sep 2024
Historique:
received: 17 02 2024
accepted: 04 09 2024
medline: 19 9 2024
pubmed: 19 9 2024
entrez: 18 9 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Lithium dendrite growth in inorganic solid-state electrolytes acts as a main stumbling block for the commercial development of all-solid-state lithium batteries. Indeed, Li dendrites often lead to solid-state electrolyte fractures, undermining device integrity and safety. Despite the significance of these issues, the mechanisms driving the solid-state electrolyte fracture process at the microscopic level remain poorly understood. Here, via operando optical and ex situ dark field X-ray microscopy measurements of LiSn∣single-crystal Li

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pubmed: 39294112
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52412-4
pii: 10.1038/s41467-024-52412-4
doi:

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Journal Article

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eng

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8207

Subventions

Organisme : Christian Doppler Forschungsgesellschaft (Christian Doppler Research Association)
ID : Christian Doppler Laboratory for Solid-State batteries
Organisme : EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)
ID : 101103834
Organisme : EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)
ID : 101116911
Organisme : EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)
ID : 101103834
Organisme : EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)
ID : 101103834
Organisme : Austrian Science Fund (Fonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung)
ID : ASSESS P1.10

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Auteurs

Can Yildirim (C)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble Cedex 9, France.

Florian Flatscher (F)

Department of Material Science and Engineering, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Christian Doppler Laboratory for Solid-State Batteries, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

Steffen Ganschow (S)

Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung, Berlin, Germany.

Alice Lassnig (A)

Austrian Academy of Sciences, Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Leoben, Austria.

Christoph Gammer (C)

Austrian Academy of Sciences, Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Leoben, Austria.

Juraj Todt (J)

Austrian Academy of Sciences, Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Leoben, Austria.
Chair of Materials Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria.

Jozef Keckes (J)

Austrian Academy of Sciences, Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Leoben, Austria.
Chair of Materials Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria.

Daniel Rettenwander (D)

Department of Material Science and Engineering, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. daniel.rettenwander@ntnu.no.
Christian Doppler Laboratory for Solid-State Batteries, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. daniel.rettenwander@ntnu.no.

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