Advanced Electrode Materials for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Low-cost and high-performance grid-scale energy storage systems are needed to meet the requirements of sustainable energy systems. Sodium-ion batteries have attracted great attention in recent years due to their low cost, the wide abundance of sodium resources, and their similar chemical/electrochemical properties to well-established lithium-ion batteries. The past decade has witnessed the renaissance and rapid development of sodium-ion batteries. Additionally, tremendous efforts have been made to explore different components such as cathode and anode materials and electrolytes for sodium-ion batteries, and their chemical and electrochemical properties have been comprehensively investigated using various experimental techniques and computational methods.

Though significant advances have been achieved, further improvements are still required in terms of energy/power density and cyclic stability for the commercialization of sodium-ion batteries. With the growing interest from both the academic and industrial battery communities, we believe more inspiring work will emerge to facilitate the commercialization of sodium-ion batteries with a low cost and long life span for large-scale energy storage applications in the future.

Despite recent advances in sodium-ion battery technology, discoveries and further improvements are still required. In this Special Issue, we are seeking contributions related to advanced electrode materials and electrolytes for sodium-ion batteries. Topics of interest include high-energy electrode materials, advanced electrolytes and salts, aqueous sodium-ion batteries, battery design and commercialization, battery failure mechanisms, electrochemical performance enhancement, mechanism studies, interfaces and interphases studies, binders, sodium anodes, and computational methods. We also encourage the submission of reviews and perspectives on the development of sodium-ion batteries.

Prof. Dr. Weihua Chen
Prof. Dr. Mingzhe Chen
Prof. Dr. Yongjin Fang
Guest Editors

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• sodium-ion batteries
• cathode materials
• anode materials
• electrolytes
• electrochemical energy storage

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