(Europe Section Alessandro Volta Medal A ward) Electrolytes and Metallic Anodes: About an Old Argument That Marks the Fundamental Understanding of Modern Metal Anodes in Advanced Battery Systems

摘要

Simple, yet meaningful, experiments, already carried out in the 18th century by Galvani and Volta, are at the very base of modern batteries that shape our society. From the very first muscle twitch to batteries found nowadays in nearly every part of modern life, with the best known example of a modern battery represented by the lithium ion battery (LIB), the same basic principles are present. The comparably fast and seminal development of LIBs through assiduous collective efforts was granted the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Besides all modern perspectives, fundamental principles are still being derived from the early works of Volta and Galvani, which have not been always in agreement.