Lithium (Li)-metal is considered as promising anode material for high-energy-density rechargeable batteries, although its application hampered by inhomogeneous Li deposition and dendritic morphologies that could eventually result in contact losses of bulk deposited well cell short circuits. Based on theoretical investigations, recent works polymer electrolytes particularly focus the design sing...

Some of the most exciting recent advances in conducting polymer synthesis have centered around the method of vapor phase polymerization (VPP) of thin films. However, it is not known whether the VPP process can proceed using significantly reduced volumes of oxidant and therefore be implemented as part of nanolithography approach. Here, we present a strategy for submicrometer scale patterning of ...