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ArticleNature communications2026

Operando identification of anion effect on lithium nucleation and growth via in situ transmission electron microscopy.

Honglu Hu, Zhen Zhang, Mingzi Sun, So Yeon Kim, Se Young Kim, Xinru Yang, Liang Mei, Ruixin Yan, Weikang Zheng, Yue Zhang and 8 more

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Honglu Hu *Department of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Zhen Zhang *Eastern Institute for Advanced Study, Eastern Institute of Technology, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Mingzi Sun *Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
So Yeon KimDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Se Young KimDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0280-7038
Xinru YangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Liang MeiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0963-7158
Ruixin YanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Weikang ZhengDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yue ZhangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
M Danny GuEastern Institute for Advanced Study, Eastern Institute of Technology, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. m.danny.gu@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5126-9611
Guozhao FangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Electronic Packaging and Advanced Functional Materials of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2140-0145
Dongliang ChaoLaboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7793-0044
Hong-Gang LiaoState Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2622-9842
Joon Sang LeeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8605-5066
Bolong HuangDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. b.h@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2526-2002
Ju LiDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. liju@mit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7841-8058
Zhiyuan ZengDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. zhiyzeng@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7483-1438

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lithium metal batteries are considered promising candidates for next-generation energy storage due to the high capacity and low redox potential of lithium negative electrodes. However, dendritic Li growth and unstable solid-electrolyte interphase formation remain critical bottlenecks for practical implementation. While electrolyte anion chemistry critically governs solid-electrolyte interphase formation, nanoscale observations of anion-regulated Li nucleation and growth mechanisms remain limited in tracking dynamic interfacial processes. Here, we employ in situ liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy combined with cryogenic spectroscopy and computational modelling to unravel anion-specific Li nucleation and growth in three distinct electrolytes: LiClO

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