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ArticleNature materials2026

Optical nanoscopy of spatiotemporal metal stripping cooperativity at single-ion and subparticle resolution.

Weidong Zhang, Yilu Song, Jie Zhao, Paulo C D Mendes, Jorge Ontaneda, Lei Fan, Xiaozhi Xu, Liguang Wang, Yingying Lu, Ctirad Červinka and 4 more

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Weidong ZhangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9556-3735
Yilu SongDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Jie ZhaoDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8760-8585
Paulo C D MendesDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4956-4387
Jorge OntanedaUniversity of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Chemistry, Theoretical Catalysis and Electrochemistry, Essen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1538-365X
Lei FanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2509-6198
Xiaozhi XuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Liguang WangCollege of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3000-3256
Yingying LuCollege of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Ctirad ČervinkaDepartment of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1498-6715
Kai S ExnerUniversity of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Chemistry, Theoretical Catalysis and Electrochemistry, Essen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2934-6075
Sergey M KozlovDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7765-4649
Ju LiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7841-8058
Xianwen MaoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. x.mao@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5156-4493

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) EXC 2033 - 390677874 - RESOLVMinistry of Education - Singapore (MOE) MOE-T2EP10123-0002National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore) NRF-NRFF13-2021-0007 and NRFF13-2021-0126National University of Singapore (NUS) A-0009491-02-00 and A-0009491-03-00
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Abstract

Coupled ion-electron interfacial reactivities on electroactive particles are complex and crucial to various battery chemistries and dynamics, yet direct visualization of these reactions remains elusive despite advances in operando imaging. Here we report ion-localization optical nanoscopy (ION) with single-ion, subparticle resolution that distinguishes microscopic static and dynamic disorder in ion-generation interfacial reactivity, offering nondestructive, real-time, non-equilibrium insights. We uncover diverse stripping dynamics of zinc anodes, revealing unexpected subparticle-level heterogeneity and challenging conventional views of uniform stripping on (002)-textured zinc. Mesoscale functional descriptors-intraparticle diffusive and electronic coupling strengths-that govern overall stripping uniformity are identified by ION, supported by computational methods and validated by in situ single-particle manipulation. Imaging-derived insights are further translated into ensemble-level strategies enabling exceptional anode reversibility. ION is cost-effective, high-throughput and broadly applicable to myriad ion-participated interfacial processes, including cathode (de)intercalation, solid-electrolyte interphase evolution, ion exchange and catalyst restructuring.

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