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Title: Advanced Characterization Techniques for Sodium-Ion Battery Studies

Journal Article · · Advanced Energy Materials
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  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Chemistry Division
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China). Beijing National Lab. for Condensed Matter Physics, Inst. of Physics
  3. Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China). Dept. of Materials Science
  4. Xiamen Univ., Xiamen (China). State Key Lab. for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Dept. of Chemistry

Abstract Sodium (Na)‐ion batteries (NIBs) are considered promising alternative candidates to the well‐commercialized lithium‐ion batteries, especially for applications in large‐scale energy storage systems. The electrochemical performance of NIBs such as the cyclability, rate capability, and voltage profiles are strongly dependent on the structural and morphological evolution, phase transformation, sodium‐ion diffusion, and electrode/electrolyte interface reconstruction during charge–discharge cycling. Therefore, in‐depth understanding of the structure and kinetics of electrode materials and the electrode/electrolyte interfaces is essential for optimizing current NIB systems and exploring new materials for NIBs. Recently, rapid progress and development in spectroscopic, microscopic, and scattering techniques have provided extensive insight into the nature of structural evolution, morphological changes of electrode materials, and electrode/electrolyte interface in NIBs. In this review, a comprehensive overview of both static (ex situ) and real‐time (in situ or in operando) techniques for studying the NIBs is provided. Special focus is placed on how these techniques are applied to the fundamental investigation of NIB systems and what important results are obtained.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; DE‐SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1425180
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1422010
Report Number(s):
BNL-203321-2018-JAAM; TRN: US1802059
Journal Information:
Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 17; ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 109 works
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