Fig. 3: A schematic of multiple-step pathways of Li crystallization. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: A schematic of multiple-step pathways of Li crystallization.

From: Lithium crystallization at solid interfaces

Fig. 3

The Li+ (orange, anion shown in red) in solid electrolytes (SE) goes through disordered-Li (cyan) and/or rHCP (random hexagonal close-packed)-Li (green) in the interfacial Li layer at the SE interface, and transforms into the crystalline BCC (body-centered cubic)-Li metal (blue).

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