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On our Limited Understanding of Electrodeposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2019

Aashutosh Mistry Open the ORCID record for Aashutosh Mistry [Opens in a new window]  and
Venkat Srinivasan Open the ORCID record for Venkat Srinivasan [Opens in a new window]
Aashutosh Mistry*
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
Venkat Srinivasan*
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
*
*(Email: amistry@anl.gov)
†vsrinivasan@anl.gov
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Abstract

The energy density of electrodeposition reactions makes them attractive for energy storage. Although its scientific inquiries nearly date back to the inception of electrochemistry, its behavior at microscopic dimensions (relevant to battery application) is mysteriously uncontrollable. We examine experimental reports of singular spatiotemporal evolutions with a hope to identify universality in deposition patterns. We conclude that a macroscopic mass transport instability cannot account for various growth morphologies and alludes to poorly understood materials interplay at smaller scales. We summarize representative characteristics of electrodeposition to encourage mechanistic investigations.

Keywords

electrodepositionnucleation & growthmorphology
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Review Article
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MRS Advances , Volume 4 , Issue 51-52: Snapshot reviews in Materials Advances 2019 , 2019 , pp. 2843 - 2861
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 

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