About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2027 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Circular Metallurgy: Design, Technology, Application
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| Presentation Title |
Textured Metals for Energy Storage: From Findings via Characterization to New Materials Design |
| Author(s) |
Hailong Chen |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Hailong Chen |
| Abstract Scope |
Metallic current collectors play a critical role in metal-anode batteries, yet crystallographic texture remains an underexplored design parameter. We first developed two scalable copper current collectors that significantly improve lithium deposition through engineered three-dimensional architectures. These studies motivated the development of a high-throughput operando synchrotron X-ray diffraction platform to directly observe texture evolution during electrodeposition. Using this tool, we uncovered the mechanism of rate-dependent texture formation in Zn electrodeposition, revealing that high-current deposition promotes dense (002)-textured Zn growth through evolutionary orientation selection, fundamentally revising conventional understanding of dendrite formation. We further apply this approach to Cu electrodeposition, identifying processing pathways for highly textured Cu current collectors with improved lithium plating behavior. Together, these studies establish an integrated framework combining scalable materials synthesis, operando characterization, and mechanistic understanding to enable texture engineering of metallic electrodes and alloys for next-generation energy storage. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |
| Keywords |
Energy Conversion and Storage, Characterization, Hydrometallurgy |