For years, the pitch behind solid-state batteries has been simple: replace the flammable liquid electrolyte with a tough ...

Lithium dendrites have plagued battery engineers for decades. These microscopic, needle-like metal growths sprout inside ...

You can read the research paper "Developing tough, fatigue-resistant and conductive hydrogels via in situ growth of metal dendrites" in Materials Horizons, the home for transformative research at the ...

Scientists at South Korea's National Research Council of Science & Technology have demonstrated a promising new battery architecture, and one that could lead to big improvements in capacity and charge ...

The researchers employ a facet-oriented Zn metal, with a physicochemically polished surface, minimizing surface energy and surface defects, leading to uniform, horizontal magnesium growth. This ...

Lithium metal batteries have higher charge density than conventional lithium ion batteries but are prone to problems of tree-like metal dendrites, which can cause short circuits or explosions. A new ...

As the demand for high-energy-density lithium metal batteries continues to grow, the limitations of conventional separators in terms of thermal safety, dendrite suppression, and cycling stability ...