reviewChemical ReviewsApr 4, 2019Closed access

Sodium Metal Anodes: Emerging Solutions to Dendrite Growth

BLByeongyong LeeEPEunsu PaekDMDavid MitlinSWSeung Woo Lee

Georgia Institute of Technology · Clarkson University

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Abstract

This comprehensive Review focuses on the key challenges and recent progress regarding sodium-metal anodes employed in sodium-metal batteries (SMBs). The metal anode is the essential component of emerging energy storage systems such as sodium sulfur and sodium selenium, which are discussed as example full-cell applications. We begin with a description of the differences in the chemical and physical properties of Na metal versus the oft-studied Li metal, and a corresponding discussion regarding the number of ways in which Na does not follow Li-inherited paradigms in its electrochemical behavior. We detail the major challenges for Na-metal systems that at this time limit the feasibility of SMBs. The core Na anode…

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  • Anode
  • Electrolyte
  • Chemistry
  • Faraday efficiency
  • Electrochemistry
  • Metal
  • Plating (geology)
  • Dendrite (mathematics)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Affordable and clean energy
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