Scientists Find the Holy Grail: the Reason Why Lithium-Metal Batteries Fail

04 Feb 2023 | Abstracted from Popular Mechanics

"Lithium-metal batteries have a tendency to short circuit thanks to tiny fissures in the ceramic electrolyte called dendrites...researchers from Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory revealed evidence as to why these dendrites form...

"researchers discovered that small "nanoscopic" cracks in the ceramic solid electrolyte...occur when under when under pressure during fast charging."

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