Robust Siloxane Network-Driven Electrostatically Heterogeneous 3D Nano-Assembled Hard Carbon Host toward High Utilization Lithium Metal Anodes (Small Methods 9/2025)

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In article number 2500257, Lee and co-workers developed a siloxane network-driven electrostatically heterogeneous 3D nano-assembled hard carbon (EH-NHC) host, which maintains coating thickness, surface charge, and structural integrity during cycling. The lithiophilic sites enable uniform, bottom-up lithium deposition, accommodating volume changes. EH-NHC shows great potential as a stable 3D host for next-generation lithium metal batteries, preventing degradation of lithiophilic sites.