Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2019
The findings could pave the way for bringing rechargeable lithium metal batteries from the lab to the market. As the battery cycles, its stores of active lithium and electrolyte are depleted. For example, in an electrolyte specially designed by Meng’s collaborators at General Motors, lithium deposits as dense, column-shaped chunks.
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