Rechargeable batteries have a profound impact on our daily life so that it is urgent to capture
the physical and chemical fundamentals affecting the operation and lifetime. The phase-field …

Enabling ultra-high energy density rechargeable Li batteries would have widespread impact
on society. However the critical challenges of Li metal anodes (most notably cycle life and …

We demonstrate the growth of dendritic magnesium deposits with fractal morphologies
exhibiting shear moduli in excess of values for polymeric separators upon the galvanostatic …

Uniform magnesium (Mg) plating/stripping under high areal capacity utilization is critical for
the practical application of Mg‐metal anodes in rechargeable Mg batteries. However, the …

The Li-ion paradigm of battery technology is constrained by the monovalency of the Li ion. A
straightforward solution is to transition to multivalent-ion chemistries, where Mg 2+ is the …

The utilization of metallic anodes holds promise for unlocking high gravimetric and
volumetric energy densities and is pivotal to the adoption of 'beyond Li'battery chemistries …

In this prospective paper, we first review the existing simulation tools to simulate
microgalvanic corrosion during free immersion. Then, we describe a recently developed …

Mg-metal has abundant reserves and extremely high-volume capacity, making it an
excellent choice as the negative electrode for low-cost, high-volume energy-density …

The energy density of rechargeable batteries utilizing metals as anodes surpasses that of Li
ion batteries, which employ carbon instead. Among possible metals, magnesium represents …

Magnesium ion batteries are a promising alternative of the lithium counterpart; however, the
poorly ion-conductive passivation layer on Mg metal makes plating/stripping difficult. In …