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High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries

A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105). This special issue belongs to the section "Battery Materials and Interfaces: Anode, Cathode, Separators and Electrolytes or Others".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 9875

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Verónica Palomares

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Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Department, Science and Technology Faculty, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
Interests: sodium-ion batteries; electrode; sensor; lithium-sulfur batteries; polysulfides; battery; composites; materials; energy storage; material characterization; lithium-ion batteries; carbon
Dr. Eider Goikolea

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CIC Energigune, Parque Tecnológico de Álava, Albert Einstein 48, ED. CIC, 01510 Miñano, Álava, Spain
Interests: carbon materials; electrode materials; carbon nanofibers; capacitors; electrode; Intercalation; sodium-ion batteries; lon storage; lithium-ion batteries; supercapacitors

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The last 10 years represent the start of a new stage in energy storage based on both Li and Na rocking-chair batteries. Na-ion battery systems (NIBs) have demonstrated to be an emerging energy storage technology that can complement Li-ion in a very competitive way, with its main role in stationary energy storage but also a feasible use in lightweight transport. In this period, a huge number of materials have been evaluated as possible electrodes for Na-based systems, and the foundations of commercial NIBs have been established. Further progress on Na-ion batteries involves the search for and optimization of materials that lead to high-energy-density systems with rapid charging ability, and thus, high-performance Na-ion batteries. Therefore, this Special Issue addresses the progress in high-performance NIBs by the optimization of electrode materials, electrode/electrolyte interphases and full cell systems by the use of, for example, new synthetic procedures, the preparation of novel nanostructures or composites, and the utilization of doping strategies.

As your research work is relevant to this research area, I would be pleased to receive your proposal for an article in this Special Issue, entitled “High-Performance Na-ion Batteries”.

Dr. Verónica Palomares
Dr. Eider Goikolea
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Na-ion
  • carbon
  • phosphorus
  • nanostructure
  • composite
  • electrode

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Tuning Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Electrodes via Synthesis Temperature Adjustment to Improve Sodium- and Lithium-Ion Storage
by Yuliya V. Fedoseeva, Elena V. Shlyakhova, Anna A. Vorfolomeeva, Mariya A. Grebenkina, Vitalii I. Sysoev, Svetlana G. Stolyarova, Evgeny A. Maksimovskiy, Anna A. Makarova, Alexander V. Okotrub and Lyubov G. Bulusheva
Batteries 2023, 9(1), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9010045 - 6 Jan 2023
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Structural imperfections, heteroatom dopants, and the interconnected pore structure of carbon materials have a huge impact on their electrochemical performance in lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries due to the specific ion transport and the dominant storage mechanism at surface defect sites. In this work, [...] Read more.
Structural imperfections, heteroatom dopants, and the interconnected pore structure of carbon materials have a huge impact on their electrochemical performance in lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries due to the specific ion transport and the dominant storage mechanism at surface defect sites. In this work, mesopore-enriched nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) materials were produced with template-assisted chemical vapor deposition using calcium tartrate as the template precursor and acetonitrile as the carbon and nitrogen source. The chemical states of nitrogen, the volume of mesopores, and the specific surface areas of the materials were regulated by adjusting the synthesis temperature. The electrochemical testing of NC materials synthesized at 650, 750, and 850 °C revealed the best performance of the NC-650 sample, which was able to deliver 182 mA·h·g−1 in sodium-ion batteries and 1158 mA·h·g−1 in lithium-ion batteries at a current density of 0.05 A·g−1. Our study shows the role of defect sites, including carbon monovacancies and nitrogen-terminated vacancies, in the binding and accumulation of sodium. The results provide a strategy for managing the carbon structure and nitrogen states to achieve a high alkali-metal-ion storage capacity and long cycling stability, thereby facilitating the electrochemical application of NC materials. Full article
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Brominated Porous Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Materials for Sodium-Ion Storage
by Yuliya V. Fedoseeva, Elena V. Shlyakhova, Svetlana G. Stolyarova, Anna A. Vorfolomeeva, Mariya A. Grebenkina, Anna A. Makarova, Yuriy V. Shubin, Alexander V. Okotrub and Lyubov G. Bulusheva
Batteries 2022, 8(9), 114; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries8090114 - 5 Sep 2022
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Chemical modification improves the performance of the carbon anode in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). In this work, porous nitrogen-doped carbon (PNC) was obtained by removing template nanoparticles from the thermal decomposition products of calcium glutarate and acetonitrile vapor. The treatment of PNC with a [...] Read more.
Chemical modification improves the performance of the carbon anode in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). In this work, porous nitrogen-doped carbon (PNC) was obtained by removing template nanoparticles from the thermal decomposition products of calcium glutarate and acetonitrile vapor. The treatment of PNC with a KOH melt led to the etching of the carbon shells at the nitrogen sites, which caused the replacement of some nitrogen species by hydroxyl groups and the opening of pores. The attached hydroxyl groups interacted with Br2 molecules, resulting in a higher bromine content in the brominated pre-activated sample (5 at%) than in the brominated PNC (3 at%). Tests of the obtained materials in SIBs showed that KOH activation has little effect on the specific capacity of PNC, while bromination significantly improves the performance. The largest gain was achieved for brominated KOH-activated PNC, which was able to deliver 234 and 151 mAh g−1 at 0.05 and 1 A g−1, respectively, and demonstrated stable long-term operation at 0.25 and 0.5 A g−1. The improvement was related to the separation of graphitic layers due to Br2 intercalation and polarization of the carbon surface by covalently attached functional groups. Our results suggest a new two-stage modification strategy to improve the storage and high-rate capability of carbon materials in SIBs. Full article
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Influence of Growth Parameters on the Electrochemical Performance of Electrodeposited Carbons
by Jimmy Wu, Matthew A. Hughes, Neeraj Sharma and Jessica Allen
Batteries 2022, 8(8), 81; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries8080081 - 29 Jul 2022
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Generating useful chemicals from CO2 is driving research into carbon capture and utilization. In this work, hard carbons are electrodeposited on various substrates from molten carbonate melts in CO2 atmospheres. These electrodeposited carbons are subsequently used as anodes in sodium-ion batteries, [...] Read more.
Generating useful chemicals from CO2 is driving research into carbon capture and utilization. In this work, hard carbons are electrodeposited on various substrates from molten carbonate melts in CO2 atmospheres. These electrodeposited carbons are subsequently used as anodes in sodium-ion batteries, with preliminary investigations into their performance in potassium-ion batteries. The hard carbons were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy. Hard carbons grown on graphite substrates produced initial reversible capacities of 405 ± 29 mAh/g and capacity retention of 85.2 ± 1.1% after 50 cycles when cycled at 10 mA/g which are amongst the highest capacities reported for hard carbons to date. This work clearly illustrates that the carbons generated via CO2 mediated electrodeposition are suitable for application in next generation batteries. Full article
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