
Ion-electron-coupled interfacial reactivities on electroactive particles are complex and crucial to various battery chemistries and dynamics, yet direct in-situ reactivity visualization remains missing despite advances in operando imaging. We report ion-localization optical nanoscopy (ION) with single-ion, subparticle resolution that distinguishes microscopic static and dynamic disorder in ion-generation interfacial reactivity, offering nondestructive, real-time, nonequilibrium insights. We uncover diverse stripping dynamics of zinc anodes, revealing unexpected subparticle-position dependencies and challenging conventional views of uniform stripping on (002)-textured zinc. New mesoscale functional descriptors–intraparticle diffusive and electronic coupling strengths–that govern overall stripping uniformity are identified by ION, supported by computational methods and validated by in-situ single-particle manipulation. Imaging-derived insights are further translated into ensemble-level strategies that enhance macroscopic performance, achieving exceptional anode reversibility. ION is cost-effective, high throughput, and broadly applicable to myriad ion-participated interfacial processes, including cathode (de)intercalation, solid-electrolyte-interface (SEI) evolution, ion exchange, and catalyst restructuring.
VZ4, optical nanoscopy, 214 021, VSCHT, electrolytes, 214 023, molecular dynamics, electrodes
VZ4, optical nanoscopy, 214 021, VSCHT, electrolytes, 214 023, molecular dynamics, electrodes
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