Batteries with magnesium or calcium metal anodes could store far more energy than lithium-ion cells, but only if the metal can be plated and stripped reversibly at its interface with the electrolyte. In this talk, Piero Canepa shows how first-principles calculations reveal what happens at that interface: which species in the electrolyte reach the metal and give up their charge, and which layers protect it.
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