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Title: Reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals in battery anodes

Journal Article · · Science
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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
  2. Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
  3. Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
  4. Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Building 734, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
  5. Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.
  6. Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
  7. Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA., Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Building 734, Upton, NY 11973, USA., Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
  8. Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA., Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Building 734, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
  9. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA., Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

The propensity of metals to form irregular and nonplanar electrodeposits at liquid-solid interfaces has emerged as a fundamental barrier to high-energy, rechargeable batteries that use metal anodes. We report an epitaxial mechanism to regulate nucleation, growth, and reversibility of metal anodes. The crystallographic, surface texturing, and electrochemical criteria for reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals are defined and their effectiveness demonstrated by using zinc (Zn), a safe, low-cost, and energy-dense battery anode material. Graphene, with a low lattice mismatch for Zn, is shown to be effective in driving deposition of Zn with a locked crystallographic orientation relation. The resultant epitaxial Zn anodes achieve exceptional reversibility over thousands of cycles at moderate and high rates. Reversible electrochemical epitaxy of metals provides a general pathway toward energy-dense batteries with high reversibility.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Mesoscale Transport Properties (m2mt); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012673; SC0012704; SC00112704; AC02-98CH10886; DMR-1719875; DMR-1338010
OSTI ID:
1572594
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1580222
Report Number(s):
BNL-212445-2019-JAAM; /sci/366/6465/645.atom
Journal Information:
Science, Journal Name: Science Vol. 366 Journal Issue: 6465; ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 699 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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