Slowing lithium battery dendrite formation.

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191014111723.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+sciencedaily/matter_energy/batteries+(Batteries+News+--+ScienceDaily)

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"The PNNL team found that the origin of whiskers in a lithium metal battery lies in a structure known as the "SEI" or solid-electrolyte interphase, a film where the solid lithium surface of the anode meets the liquid electrolyte. Further, the scientists pinpointed a culprit in the growth process: ethylene carbonate, an indispensable solvent added to electrolyte to enhance battery performance.

It turns out that ethylene carbonate leaves the battery vulnerable to damage."

"a culprit in the growth process: ethylene carbonate, an indispensable solvent added to electrolyte to enhance battery performance"

It's a good start anyway.

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FWIW you can spend some time on youtube and find that a gigantic battery breakthrough is about to be made available - for the past decade at least. But I keep getting excited. Every. Single. Time.