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Describes the mechanism causing the electrolyte cracking and resulting short-circuits (dendrites form at the electrodes and penetrate the solid electrolyte).<p>Does not describe a way to prevent it, so solid-state batteries don't seem like a realistic product for now.
>> Does not describe a way to prevent [dendrites], so solid-state batteries don't seem like a realistic product for now.<p>Every lithium battery in use today is susceptible to dendrites. One of the promises of solid state batteries is more safety, not less.
till now I was under the impression, that that was the advantage of solid electrolytes: preventing the dendrites in the first place (being a natural barrier to build dendrites).<p>guess I was wrong