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DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

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In this new, false-color image of a lithium-metal test battery produced by Sandia National Laboratories, high-rate charging and recharging red lithium metal greatly distorts the green separator, creating tan reaction byproducts, to the surprise of scientists.

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Katie Jungjohann, Sandia National Laboratories

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