Current status and future perspectives of lithium metal batteries

By A. Varzi, K. Thanner, R. Scipioni, Daniele Di Lecce, J. Hassoun, S. Dörfler, Holger Altheus, Stefan Kaskel, C. Prehal, S. Freunberger. Journal of Power Sources, 2020

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Abstract With the lithium-ion technology approaching its intrinsic limit with graphite-based anodes, Li metal is recently receiving renewed interest from the battery community as potential high capacity anode for next-generation rechargeable batteries. In this focus paper, we review the main advances in this field since the first attempts in the mid-1970s. Strategies for enabling reversible cycling and avoiding dendrite growth are thoroughly discussed, including specific applications in all-solid-state (inorganic and polymeric), Lithium–Sulfur (Li–S) and Lithium-O2 (air) batteries. A particular attention is paid to recent developments of these battery technologies and their current state with respect to the 2030 targets of the EU Integrated Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) Action 7.

Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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