Lithium Metal Batteries: Highly Stable Operation of Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by the Formation of a Transient High-Concentration Electrolyte Layer (Adv. Energy Mater. 8/2016)

In article number 1502151, Ji-Guang Zhang, Wu Xu, and co-workers present the formation of a transient high-concentration electrolyte layer on the Li anode surface during a fast stripping process. The highly concentrated Li+ ions immediately coordinate with available solvent molecules and facilitate the formation of a stabilized solid electrolyte interphase on the Li surface, thus effectively mitigating Li corrosion and enabling the sustainable operation of Li metal batteries.