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Figure 3. Schematic illustration of the uniform deposition of lithium on CNFs with AgNPs (A) and on bare CNFs without AgNPs (B). Reproduced with permission from Ref.^[38]. Copyright 2017 WILEY. (C) SEM images of Au-rGO (left) and rGO (right) after cycling. (D) Schematic diagrams of lithium stripping/plating behaviors of Au-rGO (top) and rGO (bottom). Reproduced with permission from Ref.^[39]. Copyright 2018 WILEY. (E) Schematic diagram of the deposition of lithium on the bare Ni foam (top) and AuLi₃@Ni foam (bottom). Reproduced with permission from Ref.^[40]. Copyright 2019 Elsevier. (F) Schematic illustration of the deposition of lithium on the bare Cu mesh and Sn layer coated Cu mesh. Reproduced with permission from Ref.^[41]. Copyright 2020 Elsevier. (G) Schematic illustration of the fabrication process of the D-Ag@Li composite. (H) Schematic illustration of the plating/striping behaviors of D-Ag@Li, D-Li and bare Li. Reproduced with permission from Ref.^[42]. Copyright 2021 WILEY. (I) Schematic diagram of ZnO decorated commercial brass mesh and corresponding cycle performance. Reproduced with permission from Ref.^[44]. Copyright 2019 American Chemical Society. Schematic diagram of adsorption sites (J) and adsorption energy of single lithium atom at different adsorption sites (K) for CuO, Cu₂O and Cu. (L) The migration barrier of Li ions on the surface of Cu (1 1 1), Cu₂O (1 1 1) and CuO (1 1 1). Reproduced with permission from Ref.^[46]. Copyright 2022 Elsevier.