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Study into electrical vehicle batteries makes Nature Comms top 25
31 May 2024
Dr Xuekun Lu’s paper, ‘Multiscale dynamics of charging and plating in graphite electrodes coupling operando microscopy and phase-field modelling’ has been included in Nature Communications’s top 25 Materials Science papers for 2023.
The study, led by Dr Lu, found a way to prevent lithium plating in electric vehicle batteries, which could lead to faster charging and safer electric cars.
“Assisted by a pioneering 3D battery model, we can capture when and where lithium plating initiates and how fast it grows. This is a significant breakthrough that could have a major impact on the future of electric vehicles”, said Dr Lu.
This isn’t the first time Dr Lu’s work has been included in the best-of-the-year list, as he was also in the top 50 in 2020 with his paper ‘3D microstructure design of lithium-ion battery electrodes assisted by X-ray nano-computed tomography and modelling’.
Contact: | Xuekun Lu |
Email: | xuekun.lu@qmul.ac.uk |
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