Ouwei Sheng

5 days ago | nature.com | Chengbin Jin |Ouwei Sheng |Qiang Zhang

AbstractLithium and other alkali-metal-based batteries are promising candidates for next-generation energy-storage technologies. However, such batteries suffer from limited lifespans caused by the continuous inactivation of their electrodes during operation and even storage, creating inactivated or ‘dead’ Li, which is a combination of electrically insulated metallic Li and solid–electrolyte interphases (SEIs).