Adding Lithium Nitrate (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Adding Lithium Nitrate

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These illustrations show deposits that form on the cathode of a lithium metal battery. When lithium nitrate is added to the electrolyte (green image), destructive 'fingers' of lithium metal, known as dendrites, grow on the surface. When lithium polysulfide is added as well, harmless pancake-like deposits form instead.

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W. Li et al, <i>Nature Communications</i>

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