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ArticleNature communications2025

Purity of lithium metal electrode and its impact on lithium stripping in solid-state batteries.

Juri Becker, Timo Weintraut, Sebastian L Benz, Till Fuchs, Christian Lerch, Pascal Becker, Janis K Eckhardt, Anja Henß, Felix H Richter, Jürgen Janek

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors.

Juri BeckerInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany. juri.becker@pc.jlug.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9934-8851
Timo WeintrautInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany.
Sebastian L BenzInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany.
Till FuchsInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany.
Christian LerchInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany.
Pascal BeckerInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany.
Janis K EckhardtInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2799-0599
Anja HenßInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany.
Felix H RichterInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6587-7757
Jürgen JanekInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany. juergen.janek@pc.jlug.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9221-4756

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies emphasize that incorporating lithium metal electrodes can increase the energy density of next generation batteries. However, the production of lithium metal with high purity requires multi-stage purification steps due to its high reactivity. Furthermore, subsequent handling under inert conditions is required to prevent degradation. To circumvent handling of lithium metal and further improve energy density, researchers are exploring reservoir-free cells often referred to as "anode-free" cells. Reservoir-free cells are assembled without using lithium metal. Instead, lithium is electrodeposited at the interface between a current collector and a solid electrolyte from positive electrode materials during the first charge. Despite the potential of reservoir-free cells, there is limited understanding of the purity of electrodeposited lithium metal and how impurities might affect the electrochemical kinetics. This study examines first the purity of electrodeposited lithium at the steel|Li

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