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ReviewAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2025

Toward Zero-Excess Alkali Metal Batteries: Bridging Experimental and Computational Insights.

Pan He, Neubi Francisco Xavier, Matthias Johannes Golomb, Yupei Han, Yuheng Du, Qiong Cai, Yang Xu

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Review in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Pan HeDepartment of Chemistry, University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7150-6859
Neubi Francisco XavierSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2133-0557
Matthias Johannes GolombSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6749-0129
Yupei HanDepartment of Chemistry, University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK.
Yuheng DuSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK.
Qiong CaiSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1677-0515
Yang XuDepartment of Chemistry, University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK.

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/V000152/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/X000087/1Faraday Institution FIRG014Faraday Institution FIRG058HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme 101103834Leverhulme Trust RPG-2021-138Royal Society IEC∖NSFC∖223016UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee Extension 10078555
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review introduces alkali metal (Li, Na, and K) anode-less and anode-free batteries and conveys a synopsis of the current challenges regarding anode-electrolyte interfaces. The review focuses on a critical analysis of the fundamental understanding of the (eletro)chemical and (electro)physical processes occurring at the anode, including metal nucleation and dendrite growth, the properties of liquid and solid electrolytes, and their roles in the metal stripping/deposition process and the formation of solid-electrolyte interphase, and the properties of separators and their role in inhibiting dendrite growth. Solutions to tackle the challenges for anode-less and anode-free batteries are discussed extensively in the aspects of the modifications of the anode substrate, novel electrolyte solutions and SEI structures, interface design, and novel separators/solid-state electrolytes to enable stable battery performances. To highlight the importance of bridging experimental and computational insights, experimental progress derived from a range of advanced characterization techniques is analyzed in combination with the advancement in multi-scale theory and computational modeling. Finally, outlooks are provided from both experimental and computational points of view for the exciting field of zero-excess alkali metal batteries.

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computational approachinterfacemetal plating/strippingsolid‐electrolyte interphasezero‐excess

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PMID40376867
PMCPMC12631533

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