Electrospun carbon nanofibers for lithium metal anodes: Progress and perspectives

Li metal anodes (LMAs) has attracted extensive research interest because of its extremely high theoretical capacity (3860 mAh/g) at low redox potential (−3.04 V vs. standard hydrogen electrode). However, the extremely high chemical reactivity and the intrinsic “hostless” nature of LMAs bring about serious dendritic growth and dramatic volume change during the plating/strapping process, thus resulting in poor Coulombic efficiency, short lifespan,...