Lithium Metal Anodes: Artificial Soft–Rigid Protective Layer for Dendrite‐Free Lithium Metal Anode (Adv. Funct. Mater. 8/2018)

In article number 1705838, Jia-Qi Huang and co-workers demonstrate a soft–rigid hybrid artificial protective layer for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes. The hybrid artificial protective layer can tolerate large volume fluctuations and suppress the growth of lithium dendrites during repeated lithium plating/stripping. This stratergy provides a feasible approach to improve Li metal anodes towards the application of high-energy-density lithium metal batteries.