Sodium-ion batteries stand out because sodium is abundant and inexpensive, yet their commercialization is hindered by the lack of high-performance anode materials. Hard carbon is widely regarded as ...

Researchers reveal new mechanisms governing the storage and the movement of sodium ions in hard carbon nanopore anodes.

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Researchers developed a lignin derived hard carbon anode for sodium ion batteries with 90.6 percent initial Coulombic efficiency and 401.5 mAh per gram reversible capacity.

A research team led by Professors Caichao Wan and Yiqiang Wu at Central South University of Forestry and Technology reports on synergistic strategies that combine ultramicropore confinement with ...

Researchers in Japan have made a significant achievement that could help unlock safer, high-performance ...

University of Surrey researchers discovered a compound known as nanostructured sodium vanadate hydrate (NVOH) – a layered sodium-based material that naturally contains water within its crystalline ...