Lithium-metal battery

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Do not carry lithium-ion assumptions into every chemistry.

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Anode-free cell

A lithium-metal cell assembled with bare copper foil as the negative electrode; the first charge plates all its lithium out of the positive material. It maximises energy density but every lost lithium atom is lost capacity.

Dendrite

A tree-like metal deposit that can grow from the negative electrode through the separator, raising self-discharge or causing an internal short circuit.

Lithium metal anode

A negative electrode made of lithium metal itself. It stores about ten times more charge per gram than graphite, which is the main attraction of solid-state cells, but it is reactive and prone to uneven deposits.

Solid-state battery

A cell whose electrolyte is a solid rather than a liquid. It removes the flammable solvent and may allow a lithium-metal anode, but needs intimate solid–solid contact and, for most chemistries, stack pressure to keep it.

References & further reading

Technical references

1. Promise and reality of post-lithium-ion batteries with high energy densities

   Jang Wook Choi, Doron Aurbach · Nature Reviews Materials · 2016

   Technical reference · Post-lithium-ion materials and battery concepts, including practical cell-level limitations; historical 2016 perspective.

Further reading on this topic

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2. DOE/EPRI 2013 Electricity Storage Handbook in Collaboration with NRECA

   Sandia National Laboratories · 2013

   Topic background · Storage technologies and grid services. The publisher notes that its historical cost and deployment figures are outdated.