Zhaofeng Ouyang, Yan Wang, Shuo Wang, Shitao Geng, Xiaoju Zhao, Xiao Zhang, Qiuchen Xu, Bin Yuan, Shanshan Tang, Jun Li, Fei Wang, Guangbao Yao, Hao Sun
Anode-free lithium (Li) metal batteries are promising candidates for advanced energy storage, attributed to their appealing characteristics such as high energy density, low cost, and convenient production. However, their major challenges lie in the poor cycling and rate performance owing to the inferior reversibility and kinetics of Li plating and stripping, which significantly hinder their real-world applications. Here, it is demonstrated that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the most important genetic material in nature, can serve as a highly programmable interphase layer for innovation of anode-free Li metal batteries...
March 28, 2024: Advanced Materials