Carbon fibres maximize lithium usage, offering a path to realistic high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries.
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Salvatierra, R.V., Tour, J.M. Less is more. Nat. Nanotechnol. 14, 500–501 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-019-0430-1
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