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Lithium Dendrite Growth Control Using Local Temperature Variation

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We have quantified lithium dendrite growth in an optically accessible symmetric Li-metal cell, charged under imposed temperatures on the electrode surface. We have found that the dendrite length measure is reduced up to 43% upon increasing anodic temperature of about 50°C. We have deduced that imposing higher temperature on the electrode surface will augment the reduction rate relative to dendritic peaks and therefore lithium holes can draw near with the sharp deposited tips. We have addressed this mechanism via fundamentals of electrochemical transport.

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The authors acknowledge financial support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant No. OPP1069500 on environmental sustainability and energy conservation.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, U.S.A.

    Asghar Aryanfar

  2. Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, U.S.A.

    Agustín J. Colussi & Michael R. Hoffmann

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Aryanfar, A., Colussi, A.J. & Hoffmann, M.R. Lithium Dendrite Growth Control Using Local Temperature Variation. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1680, 13–18 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2014.890

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