Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Batteries and Fuel Cells03:12

Batteries and Fuel Cells

30.7K
A battery is a galvanic cell that is used as a source of electrical power for specific applications. Modern batteries exist in a multitude of forms to accommodate various applications, from tiny button batteries such as those that power wristwatches to the very large batteries used to supply backup energy to municipal power grids. Some batteries are designed for single-use applications and cannot be recharged (primary cells), while others are based on conveniently reversible cell reactions that...
30.7K
Voltaic/Galvanic Cells02:47

Voltaic/Galvanic Cells

62.8K
Spontaneous Chemical Reactions
Spontaneous redox reactions occur abundantly in nature. The chemical reaction occurring in a disposable AA battery powering our remote controls is one such example of a spontaneous redox reaction. Another example is the immersion of coiled copper wire into an aqueous silver nitrate solution. The reaction shows a gradual, visually impressive color change from colorless to bright blue and the formation of a grey precipitate on the copper wire. In this experiment,...
62.8K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Tuning Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation before Plating Onset in Anode-Free Sodium Batteries.

JACS Au·2026
Same author

Alternative Preservation Strategies of Donation After Circulatory Death Hearts: Effect of Cold Ischemia Time Before Normothermic Machine Perfusion.

Journal of the American Heart Association·2026
Same author

Current-Controlled Zinc Electrodeposition Morphology in Ionic Liquid Electrolytes Using Microelectrode Arrays.

ACS nano·2026
Same author

Highly Selective Electrochemical Bicarbonate Conversion across C<sub>1</sub> and C<sub>2</sub> Products by Interface-Modulation with a Stripping Compartment.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2026
Same author

Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay safeguards telomeres in pluripotent stem cells.

Nature cell biology·2026
Same author

A Case of Tuberculous Pleurisy Highlighting the Need to Consider Primary Tuberculosis in Interferon-Gamma Release Assay-Negative Patients.

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)·2026
Same journal

A Lithium Superionic Conductor Softened by Nonmetal-Chlorine Chemical Bonds.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2026
Same journal

A Ferrocene Metal-Ligand Triplet Diradical with a Terminal Iminyl Group Discovered by Time-Resolved Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2026
Same journal

Regulating Li-Ion Transport via Solvent and Ion Clustering Using Ternary Salts in Nonfluorinated Solvents for Extended Cyclability of Zero-Excess Lithium-Metal Batteries.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2026
Same journal

Terahertz-Field-Induced Dissociation of Frenkel Excitons in Organic Semiconductors.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2026
Same journal

Interplay between Slow Chirality Inversion and Slow Guest Uptake in a Triple-Helical Closed-Cage Metallocryptand.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2026
Same journal

Controlled Sulfane Sulfur Delivery via Allyl Disulfide Rearrangement-Mediated Thiosulfoxide Formation.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jan 8, 2026

In Situ Neutron Powder Diffraction Using Custom-made Lithium-ion Batteries
11:25

In Situ Neutron Powder Diffraction Using Custom-made Lithium-ion Batteries

Published on: November 10, 2014

16.2K

Solid-Gas Interphase Formation in Anode-Free Solid-State Batteries.

Daniel W Liao1, Davy Zeng2, Govind Kumar Mishra1

  • 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.

Journal of the American Chemical Society
|December 16, 2025
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Researchers investigated the solid-gas interphase (SGI) on lithium metal anodes in solid-state batteries. The SGI

More Related Videos

Screening of Coatings for an All-Solid-State Battery Using In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy
07:20

Screening of Coatings for an All-Solid-State Battery Using In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

Published on: January 20, 2023

3.3K
Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications
05:33

Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications

Published on: August 12, 2013

22.2K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jan 8, 2026

In Situ Neutron Powder Diffraction Using Custom-made Lithium-ion Batteries
11:25

In Situ Neutron Powder Diffraction Using Custom-made Lithium-ion Batteries

Published on: November 10, 2014

16.2K
Screening of Coatings for an All-Solid-State Battery Using In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy
07:20

Screening of Coatings for an All-Solid-State Battery Using In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

Published on: January 20, 2023

3.3K
Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications
05:33

Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications

Published on: August 12, 2013

22.2K

Area of Science:

  • Battery Technology
  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry

Background:

  • The solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is crucial for battery performance.
  • Highly reactive components like Li metal anodes face additional interfacial stability challenges.
  • Solid-state batteries (SSBs) present a unique solid-gas interface distinct from liquid electrolyte systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the dynamic formation of a solid-gas interphase (SGI) on Li metal anodes in SSBs.
  • To understand the factors influencing SGI formation and its impact on battery performance.
  • To differentiate SGI from the conventional SEI layer.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a customized environmental chamber for controlled gas composition and pressure.
  • Cycling of SSBs under stack pressure with controlled Li metal anode exposure.
  • Operando X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) under ultrahigh vacuum to study dynamic SGI formation.
  • Assembly of solid-state pouch cells in a dry room environment.

Main Results:

  • SGI formation is dependent on plated Li capacity, ambient gas composition, and aging time.
  • SGI formation directly impacts the Coulombic efficiency of the battery.
  • Operando XPS revealed dynamic SGI formation even with trace background reactant gases.
  • SGI formation influences the calendar life of practical SSB configurations.

Conclusions:

  • The solid-gas interphase (SGI) is a critical factor in the stability and performance of Li metal anodes in SSBs.
  • Understanding and controlling SGI formation is essential for advancing SSB technology.
  • SGI represents a distinct interfacial phenomenon compared to the SEI layer.