Abstract
Mobile and stationary energy storage by rechargeable batteries is a topic of broad societal and economical relevance. Lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology is at the forefront of the development, but a massively growing market will likely put severe pressure on resources and supply chains. Recently, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have been reconsidered with the aim of providing a lower-cost alternative that is less susceptible to resource and supply risks. On paper, the replacement of lithium by sodium in a battery seems straightforward at first, but unpredictable surprises are often found in practice. What happens when replacing lithium by sodium in electrode reactions? This review provides a state-of-the art overview on the redox behavior of materials when used as electrodes in lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries, respectively. Advantages and challenges related to the use of sodium instead of lithium are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 102-120 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Jan 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Funding
The authors thank the DFG for funding within the project “Thermodynamics and kinetics of conversion reactions in sodium-based battery systems” and the State of Thuringia for support within the ProExzellenz program. L.Y. thanks the China Scholarship Council funding. P.A. thanks M. Adelhelm and J. Janek for continuous and fruitful discussions.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft | |
| China Scholarship Council |
Keywords
- electrode reactions
- energy storage
- lithium-ion batteries
- sodium-ion batteries
