@article{8cebadc6c75c42ffae23231dee7d497e,
title = "Understanding and applying coulombic efficiency in lithium metal batteries",
abstract = "Coulombic efficiency (CE) has been widely used in battery research as a quantifiable indicator for the reversibility of batteries. While CE helps to predict the lifespan of a lithium-ion battery, the prediction is not necessarily accurate in a rechargeable lithium metal battery. Here, we discuss the fundamental definition of CE and unravel its true meaning in lithium-ion batteries and a few representative configurations of lithium metal batteries. Through examining the similarities and differences of CE in lithium-ion batteries and lithium metal batteries, we establish a CE measuring protocol with the aim of developing high-energy long-lasting practical lithium metal batteries. The understanding of CE and the CE protocol are broadly applicable in other rechargeable metal batteries including Zn, Mg and Na batteries.",
author = "Jie Xiao and Qiuyan Li and Yujing Bi and Mei Cai and Bruce Dunn and Tobias Glossmann and Jun Liu and Tetsuya Osaka and Ryuta Sugiura and Bingbin Wu and Jihui Yang and Zhang, {Ji Guang} and Whittingham, {M. Stanley}",
note = "Funding Information: This work is based on the discussion results from a workshop on {\textquoteleft}Standards and Protocols for Accelerating the Process from Discovery to Deployment{\textquoteright} held in 2019. This research is supported by the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Vehicle Technologies of the US Department of Energy (DOE) through the Advanced Battery Materials Research (BMR) Program (Battery500 Consortium). PNNL is operated by Battelle for the DOE under contract DE-AC05-76RLO1830. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, Springer Nature Limited.",
year = "2020",
month = aug,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1038/s41560-020-0648-z",
language = "English",
volume = "5",
pages = "561--568",
journal = "Nature Energy",
issn = "2058-7546",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
number = "8",
}