Fast-charging aluminium–chalcogen batteries resistant to dendritic shorting

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04983-9

"multi-step conversion pathway between aluminium and chalcogen allows rapid charging at 200C, and the battery endures... hundreds of cycles at very high charging rates without aluminium dendrite formation... cell-level cost one-sixth that of current lithium-ion technologies. Composed of earth-abundant elements that can be ethically sourced and operated at moderately elevated temperatures just above the boiling point of water, this chemistry has all the requisites of a low-cost, rechargeable, fire-resistant, recyclable battery"