Three-dimensional stable lithium metal anode with nanoscale lithium islands embedded in ionically conductive solid matrix

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 114, Issue 18, 2017, Pages 4613-4618

  Lin, Dingchang ^a   Zhao, Jie ^a   Sun, Jie ^a   Yao, Hongbin ^a   Liu, Yayuan ^a   Yan, Kai ^a   Cui, Yi ^a,b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D composite; Electrolyte proof; Li metal; Overlithiation | high power output

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID; ELECTROLYTE; LITHIUM; METAL; NANOCOMPOSITE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN;

EID: 85018264180     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1619489114     Document Type: Article

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