Thermodynamic origin of dendrite growth in metal anode batteries
176 Citations•2020•
Arthur Hagopian, Marie‐Liesse Doublet, Jean‐Sébastien Filhol
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Abstract
<p>The whiskers/dendrites-growth phenomenon observed on metal anode-surfaces in batteries is shown to have a thermodynamic origin taking its root from negative surface tensions associated with a symmetry breaking of the crystal shape.</p>