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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Battery Technology

Background:

  • Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are promising for high energy density storage.
  • Improving lithium nucleation and growth is critical for LMB performance and cycle life.
  • Understanding interfacial phenomena during lithium deposition is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the roles of lithium-electrolyte and lithium-substrate interfaces in lithium nucleation.
  • To identify the dominant interface controlling nucleation under varying conditions.
  • To establish criteria for achieving dense lithium deposition and reversible cycling.

Main Methods:

  • Development and application of a physics-based model.
  • Analysis of lithium transport through solid-electrolyte interphases (SEIs).
  • Evaluation of charge-transfer kinetics and substrate properties.

Main Results:

  • Nucleation is SEI-controlled (substrate-independent) with sluggish SEI transport and slow kinetics.
  • Nucleation is substrate-controlled with fast SEI transport and charge-transfer reactions.
  • A model for substrate-controlled nucleation highlights the need for fast lithium adatom velocity.

Conclusions:

  • The interplay between SEI transport and substrate properties dictates lithium nucleation control.
  • Fast lithium adatom velocity on the substrate is crucial for substrate-controlled nucleation.
  • Optimizing both SEI transport and adatom mobility is vital for high-performance LMBs.