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Inside Cover: Enabling Lithium Metal Anode in Nonflammable Phosphate Electrolyte with Electrochemically Induced Chemical Reactions (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 35/2021)
Author(s) -
Zhang Haochuan,
Luo Jingru,
Qi Miao,
Lin Shiru,
Dong Qi,
Li Haoyi,
Dulock Nicholas,
Povinelli Christopher,
Wong Nicholas,
Fan Wei,
Bao Junwei Lucas,
Wang Dunwei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202107802
Subject(s) - flammable liquid , electrolyte , anode , lithium (medication) , lithium metal , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , metal , chemical engineering , fast ion conductor , phosphate , materials science , electrode , organic chemistry , medicine , engineering , endocrinology
An important challenge in the direct utilization of Li metal as an anode material for next‐generation batteries is the lack of stable solid electrolyte interphase layers. The problem is even more acute when non‐flammable electrolytes, such as organic phosphates, are used. In their Research Article on page 19183, Dunwei Wang and co‐workers report a new strategy that helps solve this issue. By introducing oxygen, the authors were able to induce unique chemical reactions that lead to safe operations of Li metal batteries that are flame‐resistant.