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Microsized battery anodes such as silicon offer cost advantages over nanosized counterparts but suffer from poor cycling stability. Now, an electrolyte design is reported to enable a LiF-rich solid–electrolyte interphase that stabilizes microsized silicon over a reasonably long cycle life.

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Fig. 1: Electrolyte design principles for alloy anodes.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA

    Jiangyan Wang & Yi Cui

  2. Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, USA

    Yi Cui

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Wang, J., Cui, Y. Electrolytes for microsized silicon. Nat Energy 5, 361–362 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0608-7

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