Wood, salt and air: key ingredients in next gen ‘eco’ batteries

Posted on 19 Sep 2013 by Tim Brown

The next generation of batteries could be made using sodium with Korean scientists having designed a Na-ion battery which has delivered a high energy density rivalling some Lithium ion batteries.

The scientists have designed a new cathode for the Sodium (Na-ion) batteries that provides an energy density of 600 Wh kg-1, the highest reported so far for Na-ion batteries and provides greatly improved cycle life. The group, which has published their findings in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, says the new cathode material…

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