Ⅰ. Introduction 1 1.1. Basic Principles of Lithium Secondary Batteries 1 1.2. Evolution of Lithium Metal Batteries 2 1.3. Next generation Batteries: Revisiting LMA 2 1.3.1. Superiority of LMBs 2 1.3.2. Challenges in LMBs Implementation: Inherent Inhomogeneity of LMAs 3 1.4. Surface treatment of LMA 4 1.5. Laser technology 5 1.6. Research Goals 5
Ⅱ. Experimental Method 6 2.1. Preparation of laser-treated Li 6 2.2. Preparation of electrolytes and cathodes 8 2.3. Cell assembly and electrochemical testing 8 2.4. Characterization 9
Ⅲ. Results and discussion 9 3.1. Analysis of characteristics of laser-treated Li surface 9 3.1.1. Structural characteristics 9 3.1.2. Chemical characteristics 11 3.1.3. Electrochemical characteristics 13 3.2. Morphological study of laser-treated Li 14 3.3. Cycling performance and postmortem analysis 16
Ⅳ. Conclusion 18 References 19 Summary in Korean 22
