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¹Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Nanotechnology

Background:

Carbon allotropes are crucial for electrochemical energy storage, enabling reversible lithium uptake.
Understanding lithium arrangement within host materials is challenging due to experimental limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the arrangement of lithium within bilayer graphene during reversible intercalation.
To explore novel lithium storage mechanisms in two-dimensional materials.

Main Methods:

In situ low-voltage transmission electron microscopy with aberration correction.
Electron energy-loss spectroscopy.
Density functional theory calculations.

Main Results:

Lithium atoms form a multi-layered close-packed order between bilayer graphene sheets.
Observed lithium storage capacity significantly exceeds that of LiC6.
Identified a superdense lithium phase in bilayer graphene.

Conclusions:

Lithium storage in two-dimensional materials can exhibit distinct arrangements compared to bulk counterparts.
The superdense lithium phase in bilayer graphene offers potential for enhanced energy storage.
This study advances the understanding of ion intercalation in layered nanomaterials.