Presents uparalleled coverage of Na-ion battery technology, including the most recent research and emerging applications
Na-ion battery technologies have emerged as cost-effective, environmentally friendly alternatives to Li-ion batteries, particularly for large-scale storage applications where battery size is less of a concern than in portable electronics or electric vehicles. Scientists and engineers involved in developing commercially viable Na-ion batteries need to understand the state-of-the-art in constituent materials, electrodes, and electrolytes to meet both performance metrics and economic requirements.
Sodium-Ion Batteries: Materials, Characterization, and Technology provides in-depth coverage of the material constituents, characterization, applications, upscaling, and commercialization of Na-ion batteries. Contributions by international experts discuss the development and performance of cathode and anode materials and their characterization - using methods such as NMR spectroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computational studies - as well as ceramics, ionic liquids, and other solid and liquid electrolytes.
- Discusses the development of battery technology based on the abundant alkali ion sodium
- Features a thorough introduction to Na-ion batteries and their comparison with Li-ion batteries
- Reviews recent research on the structure-electrochemical performance relationship and the development of new solid electrolytes
- Includes a timely overview of commercial perspectives, cost analysis, and safety issues of Na-ion batteries
- Covers emerging technologies including Na-ion capacitors, aqueous sodium batteries, and Na-S batteries
The handbook Sodium-Ion Batteries: Materials, Characterization, and Technology is an indispensable reference for researchers and development engineers, materials scientists, electrochemists, and engineering scientists in both academia and industry.
About the Author:
Maria-Magdalena Titirici is Chair of Sustainable Energy Materials, Imperial College London, UK, and Professor of Sustainable Materials Chemistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Philipp Adelhelm is Professor in the Institute of Physical Chemistry of Materials/Electrochemistry at the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
Yong Sheng Hu is Full Professor and Director of Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Founder of HiNa Battery, China.
