Fig. 5: Schematic of nucleation and growth process. | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Schematic of nucleation and growth process.

From: Enabling “lithium-free” manufacturing of pure lithium metal solid-state batteries through in situ plating

Fig. 5

a The layers present and Li nucleates (treated as spherical in the nucleation model) and b the critical nucleate radius as a function of nucleation overpotential. c–e Three possible mechanisms for nucleate growth, including c deposition on the nucleate leading to vertical growth and separation of the adjacent CC/LLZO interface, d continued deposition at the nucleate center, with mechanical forces at the interfaces and Li’s low yield strength leading to horizontal plastic flow of Li, or e deposition at the nucleate edges.

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