Understanding the process of lithium deposition on a graphite anode for better lithium-ion batteries

XU Yu-jie; WANG Bin; WAN Yi; SUN Yi; WANG Wan-li; SUN Kang; YANG Li-jun; HU Han; WU Ming-bo

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60747-4

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XU Yu-jie, WANG Bin, WAN Yi, SUN Yi, WANG Wan-li, SUN Kang, YANG Li-jun, HU Han, WU Ming-bo. Understanding the process of lithium deposition on a graphite anode for better lithium-ion batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(4): 678-697. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60747-4

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XU Yu-jie, WANG Bin, WAN Yi, SUN Yi, WANG Wan-li, SUN Kang, YANG Li-jun, HU Han, WU Ming-bo. Understanding the process of lithium deposition on a graphite anode for better lithium-ion batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(4): 678-697. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60747-4

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XU Yu-jie, WANG Bin, WAN Yi, SUN Yi, WANG Wan-li, SUN Kang, YANG Li-jun, HU Han, WU Ming-bo. Understanding the process of lithium deposition on a graphite anode for better lithium-ion batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(4): 678-697. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60747-4

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Understanding the process of lithium deposition on a graphite anode for better lithium-ion batteries

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60747-4

XU Yu-jie¹,
WANG Bin¹,
WAN Yi¹,
SUN Yi¹,
WANG Wan-li¹,
SUN Kang²,
YANG Li-jun³,
HU Han^{1
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,},
WU Ming-bo^{1
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,}

1.
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of New Energy State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
2.
Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing 210042, China
3.
Qingdao Guanbaolin Activated Carbon Co., Ltd., Qingdao 266313, China

Funds: The authors acknowledge the financial support from the startup support grant from China University of Petroleum (East China) (27RA2204027), Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (ZR2020ZD08), Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province (tsqn20221117), Shandong Province Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Support Program (SDBX2022034) and Qingdao Postdoctoral Innovation Project (QDBSH20220202003)

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许钰洁^†和王斌^†为共同第一作者
Corresponding author: HU Han, Professor. E-mail: hhu@upc.edu.cn; WU Ming-bo, Professor. E-mail: wumb@upc.edu.cn
Received Date: 2023-03-01
Accepted Date: 2023-05-04
Rev Recd Date: 2023-04-28

Available Online: 2023-06-01

Publish Date: 2023-08-01

Abstract

Abstract

A brief overview of recent developments in the formation, detection, and suppression of lithium dendrites in carbon-based lithium-ion batteries is presented. The electrochemical processes that result in the formation of lithium dendrites on the anode surface are reviewed, and various detection methods, including the essential operando technique for understanding the complex mechanism, are then introduced. Methods for suppressing lithium dendrite formation are discussed and prospects for future research and development are presented.
- Graphite anode,
- Lithium deposition,
- Lithium-ion batteries,
- Mechanism,
- In situ detection

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