Issue 15, 2018

Structural design of anode materials for sodium-ion batteries

Abstract

With the high consumption and increasing price of lithium resources, sodium ion batteries (SIBs) have been considered as attractive and promising potential alternatives to lithium ion batteries, owing to the abundance and low cost of sodium resources, and the similar electrochemical properties of sodium to lithium. Nevertheless, the lower energy density and limited cycling life of SIBs are still the main challenges impeding their wide application. Tremendous work has been done on anode materials for SIBs, and rational structural design is considered as an effective way to enhance their electrochemical performance. In this review, different types of anode materials for SIBs are summarized according to their reaction mechanism, and the problems for each type are pointed out. Specific structural design approaches for each type of anode material to improve its sodium storage performance are described in detail, and the benefits of different structural designs are explained as well.

Graphical abstract: Structural design of anode materials for sodium-ion batteries

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
10 Dec 2017
Accepted
06 Feb 2018
First published
06 Feb 2018

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018,6, 6183-6205

Structural design of anode materials for sodium-ion batteries

W. Wang, W. Li, S. Wang, Z. Miao, H. K. Liu and S. Chou, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 6183 DOI: 10.1039/C7TA10823K

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