"Collecting texture information on soft metals is challenging, primarily due to difficulties in accessing the area of interest and the lithium and sodium metal's reactivity," said study co-author ...

However, the impact of metal texture has largely been overlooked in battery development. Soft metals like lithium and sodium have excellent properties for being batteries’ negative electrodes, ...

Better texture for better batteries A new battery innovation looks at an overlooked attribute -- the texture of metal -- to improve performance Date: February 10, 2025 Source: University of ...

“We realized that differences in soft metal’s surface energy can really change the way it’s textured,” Zhang said. “Since batteries with lithium or sodium metal rely on these textures for favored rate ...

The optimal texture for a battery anode allows atoms to move efficiently across the surface plane, enabling faster charging and discharging. Zhang stated, “We realized that differences in soft metal’s ...