A new paper has demonstrated that improving the texture of the soft metal used in battery anodes greatly improved performance. The team added a thin layer of silicon between lithium metal and the ...

To create the new batteries needed for electric vehicles, mobile devices and renewable energy storage, researchers have ...

But one aspect – the texture of the metals used – has been historically overlooked.

"The texture resembles a swirling vortex of liquid ... Switchable topological polar states in epitaxial BaTiO3 nanoislands on silicon, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54285 ...

Research shows that modifying the texture of metals in batteries can boost performance, offering insights for next-generation ...