From Charge Storage Mechanism to Performance: A Roadmap toward High Specific Energy Sodium-Ion Batteries through Carbon Anode Optimization

Achieving superb sodium storage performance on carbon anodes through an ether-derived solid electrolyte interphase

(2017) Jun Zhang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

“Protrusions” or “holes” in graphene: which is the better choice for sodium ion storage?

(2017) Yijun Yang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Electrolyte design strategies and research progress for room-temperature sodium-ion batteries

(2017) Haiying Che et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

The mechanism of the sodiation and desodiation in Super P carbon electrode for sodium-ion battery

(2017) Chun-Ming Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Three-dimensional N-doped graphene as anode material with superior cycle stability for sodium ion batteries

(2017) Zhihua Lin et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Comparison of reduction products from graphite oxide and graphene oxide for anode applications in lithium-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries

(2017) Yige Sun et al.   Nanoscale

Na-Ion Batteries for Large Scale Applications: A Review on Anode Materials and Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation

(2017) Miguel Ángel Muñoz-Márquez et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Mechanism of Na-Ion Storage in Hard Carbon Anodes Revealed by Heteroatom Doping

(2017) Zhifei Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Manipulating Adsorption-Insertion Mechanisms in Nanostructured Carbon Materials for High-Efficiency Sodium Ion Storage

(2017) Shen Qiu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Soft Carbon as Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Based Dual Ion Full Battery

(2017) Ling Fan et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Carbon Anode Materials for Advanced Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2017) Hongshuai Hou et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Why is sodium-intercalated graphite unstable?

(2017) Hiroki Moriwake et al.   RSC Advances

Synthesis of hard carbon from argan shells for Na-ion batteries

(2017) Mouad Dahbi et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Low temperature carbonization of cellulose nanocrystals for high performance carbon anode of sodium-ion batteries

(2017) Hongli Zhu et al.   Nano Energy

Synthesis of Hierarchically Porous Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2017) Yang Liu et al.   ChemElectroChem

Boric Acid Assisted Reduction of Graphene Oxide: A Promising Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2016) Ying Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Carbonized-leaf Membrane with Anisotropic Surfaces for Sodium-ion Battery

(2016) Hongbian Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Scalable synthesis of self-standing sulfur-doped flexible graphene films as recyclable anode materials for low-cost sodium-ion batteries

(2016) Xiang Deng et al.   CARBON

Crumpled graphene paper for high power sodium battery anode

(2016) Young Soo Yun et al.   CARBON

Mechanistic insights into sodium storage in hard carbon anodes using local structure probes

(2016) Joshua M. Stratford et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Observation of Sodiation–Desodiation in a Long Cycle, High-Capacity Reduced Graphene Oxide Sodium-Ion Battery Anode

(2016) Jiayu Wan et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Fundamental Mechanisms of Solvent Decomposition Involved in Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Formation in Sodium Ion Batteries

(2016) Hemant Kumar et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Comprehensive Insights into the Reactivity of Electrolytes Based on Sodium Ions

(2016) Gebrekidan Gebresilassie Eshetu et al.   ChemSusChem

Rod-like Ordered Mesoporous Carbons with Various Lengths as Anode Materials for Sodium Ion Battery

(2016) Lvqiang Yu et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Expanded graphitic materials prepared from micro- and nanometric precursors as anodes for sodium-ion batteries

(2016) Alberto Ramos et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Hard Carbon Fibers Pyrolyzed from Wool as High-Performance Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2016) Xiaoming Zhu et al.   JOM

Studies on electrochemical sodium storage into hard carbons with binder-free monolithic electrodes

(2016) George Hasegawa et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Some Fluorinated Carbonates as Electrolyte Additives for Li(Ni0.4Mn0.4Co0.2)O2/Graphite Pouch Cells

(2016) Jian Xia et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Origin of low sodium capacity in graphite and generally weak substrate binding of Na and Mg among alkali and alkaline earth metals

(2016) Yuanyue Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ultra-Thick, Low-Tortuosity, and Mesoporous Wood Carbon Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2016) Fei Shen et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A Hierarchical N/S-Codoped Carbon Anode Fabricated Facilely from Cellulose/Polyaniline Microspheres for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2016) Dingfeng Xu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Hard Carbon Microtubes Made from Renewable Cotton as High-Performance Anode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2016) Yunming Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Additive effect of fluoroethylene and difluoroethylene carbonates for the solid electrolyte interphase film formation in sodium-ion batteries: a quantum chemical study

(2016) Uppula Purushotham et al.   RSC Advances

Hard carbon derived from cellulose as anode for sodium ion batteries: Dependence of electrochemical properties on structure

(2016) V. Simone et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Mesoporous soft carbon as an anode material for sodium ion batteries with superior rate and cycling performance

(2016) Bin Cao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A superior low-cost amorphous carbon anode made from pitch and lignin for sodium-ion batteries

(2016) Yunming Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Combination of solid state NMR and DFT calculation to elucidate the state of sodium in hard carbon electrodes

(2016) Ryohei Morita et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A waste biomass derived hard carbon as a high-performance anode material for sodium-ion batteries

(2016) Pin Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Long cycle life microporous spherical carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries derived from furfuryl alcohol

(2016) Dehua Zhou et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Hard carbon nanoparticles as high-capacity, high-stability anodic materials for Na-ion batteries

(2016) Lifen Xiao et al.   Nano Energy

New Paradigms on the Nature of Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation and Capacity Fading of Hard Carbon Anodes in Na-Ion Batteries

(2016) Clement Bommier et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Effect of Hexafluorophosphate and Fluoroethylene Carbonate on Electrochemical Performance and the Surface Layer of Hard Carbon for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2016) Mouad Dahbi et al.   ChemElectroChem

Polymer binder: a key component in negative electrodes for high-energy Na-ion batteries

(2016) Wanjie Zhang et al.   Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

High Capacity of Hard Carbon Anode in Na-Ion Batteries Unlocked by POx Doping

(2016) Zhifei Li et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Solubility of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) in Sodium Ion Batteries

(2016) Ronnie Mogensen et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Promises and challenges of nanomaterials for lithium-based rechargeable batteries

(2016) Yongming Sun et al.   Nature Energy

Promise and reality of post-lithium-ion batteries with high energy densities

(2016) Jang Wook Choi et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Chemically Crushed Wood Cellulose Fiber towards High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Fei Shen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Hard Carbon Originated from Polyvinyl Chloride Nanofibers As High-Performance Anode Material for Na-Ion Battery

(2015) Ying Bai et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Low-Surface-Area Hard Carbon Anode for Na-Ion Batteries via Graphene Oxide as a Dehydration Agent

(2015) Wei Luo et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

High-Performance Sodium Ion Batteries Based on a 3D Anode from Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Foams

(2015) Jiantie Xu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Carbon Quantum Dots and Their Derivative 3D Porous Carbon Frameworks for Sodium-Ion Batteries with Ultralong Cycle Life

(2015) Hongshuai Hou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The Emerging Chemistry of Sodium Ion Batteries for Electrochemical Energy Storage

(2015) Dipan Kundu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Anode performance of mesocarbon microbeads for sodium-ion batteries

(2015) Li-Jun Song et al.   CARBON

Important Role of Functional Groups for Sodium Ion Intercalation in Expanded Graphite

(2015) Yong-Ju Kang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Understanding the Interaction of the Carbonates and Binder in Na-Ion Batteries: A Combined Bulk and Surface Study

(2015) Leonie O. Vogt et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

On the high and low temperature performances of Na-ion battery materials: Hard carbon as a case study

(2015) A. Ponrouch et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

Nanoporous hard carbon anodes for improved electrochemical performance in sodium ion batteries

(2015) S.J. Richard Prabakar et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Effects of binders on electrochemical performance of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube anode in sodium-ion battery

(2015) Qingjie Fan et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Peanut shell hybrid sodium ion capacitor with extreme energy–power rivals lithium ion capacitors

(2015) Jia Ding et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A comprehensive review of sodium layered oxides: powerful cathodes for Na-ion batteries

(2015) Man Huon Han et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A high performance sulfur-doped disordered carbon anode for sodium ion batteries

(2015) Wei Li et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Sodium intercalation chemistry in graphite

(2015) Haegyeom Kim et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Recent Development on Anodes for Na-Ion Batteries

(2015) Clement Bommier et al.   ISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

A Computational Chemical Insight into Microscopic Additive Effect on Solid Electrolyte Interphase Film Formation in Sodium-Ion Batteries: Suppression of Unstable Film Growth by Intact Fluoroethylene Carbonate

(2015) Norio Takenaka et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Highly stable and ultrafast electrode reaction of graphite for sodium ion batteries

(2015) Zhiqiang Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

On the Comparative Stability of Li and Na Metal Anode Interfaces in Conventional Alkyl Carbonate Electrolytes

(2015) D. I. Iermakova et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Review—Hard Carbon Negative Electrode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2015) E. Irisarri et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Effect of Vinylene Carbonate and Fluoroethylene Carbonate on SEI Formation on Graphitic Anodes in Li-Ion Batteries

(2015) Mengyun Nie et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Review—Practical Issues and Future Perspective for Na-Ion Batteries

(2015) Kei Kubota et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ultrafast Solvent-Assisted Sodium Ion Intercalation into Highly Crystalline Few-Layered Graphene

(2015) Adam P. Cohn et al.   NANO LETTERS

New Mechanistic Insights on Na-Ion Storage in Nongraphitizable Carbon

(2015) Clement Bommier et al.   NANO LETTERS

Correlation Between Microstructure and Na Storage Behavior in Hard Carbon

(2015) Biao Zhang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Correlations between electrochemical Na+ storage properties and physiochemical characteristics of holey graphene nanosheets

(2015) Xu-Feng Luo et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Ab initio study of sodium intercalation into disordered carbon

(2015) Ping-chun Tsai et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Amorphous monodispersed hard carbon micro-spherules derived from biomass as a high performance negative electrode material for sodium-ion batteries

(2015) Yunming Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Surface capacitive contributions: Towards high rate anode materials for sodium ion batteries

(2015) Sheng Li et al.   Nano Energy

Sulfur covalently bonded graphene with large capacity and high rate for high-performance sodium-ion batteries anodes

(2015) Xiaolei Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Effects of cross-linking methods for polyethylene-based carbon fibers: review

(2015) Kwan-Woo Kim et al.   Carbon Letters

Mechanisms of Na adsorption on graphene and graphene oxide: density functional theory approach

(2015) Hye Sook Moon et al.   Carbon Letters

Apple-Biowaste-Derived Hard Carbon as a Powerful Anode Material for Na-Ion Batteries

(2015) Liming Wu et al.   ChemElectroChem

Graphene and Selected Derivatives as Negative Electrodes in Sodium- and Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2015) James C. Pramudita et al.   ChemElectroChem

Sulfur-Doped Carbon with Enlarged Interlayer Distance as a High-Performance Anode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Long Qie et al.   Advanced Science

Electrochemically Expandable Soft Carbon as Anodes for Na-Ion Batteries

(2015) Wei Luo et al.   ACS Central Science

High-Density Sodium and Lithium Ion Battery Anodes from Banana Peels

(2014) Elmira Memarzadeh Lotfabad et al.   ACS Nano

Use of Graphite as a Highly Reversible Electrode with Superior Cycle Life for Sodium-Ion Batteries by Making Use of Co-Intercalation Phenomena

(2014) Birte Jache et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Predicting capacity of hard carbon anodes in sodium-ion batteries using porosity measurements

(2014) Clement Bommier et al.   CARBON

Electrolytes and Interphases in Li-Ion Batteries and Beyond

(2014) Kang Xu   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Research Development on Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2014) Naoaki Yabuuchi et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose as a potential binder for hard-carbon negative electrodes in sodium-ion batteries

(2014) Mouad Dahbi et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

Spherical Carbon as a New High-Rate Anode for Sodium-ion Batteries

(2014) Vilas G. Pol et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Reduced Graphene Oxide Paper Electrode: Opposing Effect of Thermal Annealing on Li and Na Cyclability

(2014) Lamuel David et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Considerations about the influence of the structural and electrochemical properties of carbonaceous materials on the behavior of lithium-ion capacitors

(2014) M. Schroeder et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Hard Carbon and Carbon Nanotube Composites for the Improvement of Low-Voltage Performance in Na Ion Batteries

(2014) R. Suresh Babu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Layered oxides as positive electrode materials for Na-ion batteries

(2014) Kei Kubota et al.   MRS BULLETIN

The role of graphene for electrochemical energy storage

(2014) Rinaldo Raccichini et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Small things make a big difference: binder effects on the performance of Li and Na batteries

(2014) Shu-Lei Chou et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Expanded graphite as superior anode for sodium-ion batteries

(2014) Yang Wen et al.   Nature Communications

A Sandwich-Like Hierarchically Porous Carbon/Graphene Composite as a High-Performance Anode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2014) Yang Yan et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Biomass derived hard carbon used as a high performance anode material for sodium ion batteries

(2014) Kun-lei Hong et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Origin of non-SEI related coulombic efficiency loss in carbons tested against Na and Li

(2014) Elmira Memarzadeh Lotfabad et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Carbon Nanosheet Frameworks Derived from Peat Moss as High Performance Sodium Ion Battery Anodes

(2013) Jia Ding et al.   ACS Nano

All in the graphene family – A recommended nomenclature for two-dimensional carbon materials

(2013) Alberto Bianco et al.   CARBON

Reduced graphene oxide with superior cycling stability and rate capability for sodium storage

(2013) Yun-Xiao Wang et al.   CARBON

Functionalized N-doped interconnected carbon nanofibers as an anode material for sodium-ion storage with excellent performance

(2013) Zhaohui Wang et al.   CARBON

Towards high energy density sodium ion batteries through electrolyte optimization

(2013) Alexandre Ponrouch et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Update on Na-based battery materials. A growing research path

(2013) Verónica Palomares et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Room-temperature stationary sodium-ion batteries for large-scale electric energy storage

(2013) Huilin Pan et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Ethylene sulfate as film formation additive to improve the compatibility of graphite electrode for lithium-ion battery

(2013) Xuecheng Li et al.   IONICS

Graphene Nanoribbons Derived from the Unzipping of Carbon Nanotubes: Controlled Synthesis and Superior Lithium Storage Performance

(2013) Biwei Xiao et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Electrochemical and thermal properties of hard carbon-type anodes for Na-ion batteries

(2013) Jie Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

One-Dimensional Carbon–Sulfur Composite Fibers for Na–S Rechargeable Batteries Operating at Room Temperature

(2013) Tae Hoon Hwang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Nitrogen doped porous carbon fibres as anode materials for sodium ion batteries with excellent rate performance

(2013) Lijun Fu et al.   Nanoscale

Electrochemical stability of non-aqueous electrolytes for sodium-ion batteries and their compatibility with Na0.7CoO2

(2013) Amrtha Bhide et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Carbon nanofibers derived from cellulose nanofibers as a long-life anode material for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries

(2013) Wei Luo et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Fast synthesis of carbon microspheres via a microwave-assisted reaction for sodium ion batteries

(2013) Taiqiang Chen et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2012) Michael D. Slater et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A small angle X-ray scattering and electrochemical study of the decomposition of wood during pyrolysis

(2012) A.J. Smith et al.   CARBON

Three dimensional macroporous architectures and aerogels built of carbon nanotubes and/or graphene: synthesis and applications

(2012) Stefania Nardecchia et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Nanosheets as Low-Cost, High-Performance Anode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2012) Heng-guo Wang et al.   ChemSusChem

High capacity hard carbon anodes for sodium ion batteries in additive free electrolyte

(2012) A. Ponrouch et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

In search of an optimized electrolyte for Na-ion batteries

(2012) Alexandre Ponrouch et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Na-ion batteries, recent advances and present challenges to become low cost energy storage systems

(2012) Verónica Palomares et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

NMR study for electrochemically inserted Na in hard carbon electrode of sodium ion battery

(2012) Kazuma Gotoh et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Sodium Ion Insertion in Hollow Carbon Nanowires for Battery Applications

(2012) Yuliang Cao et al.   NANO LETTERS

A roadmap for graphene

(2012) K. S. Novoselov et al.   NATURE

Hollow Carbon Nanospheres with Superior Rate Capability for Sodium-Based Batteries

(2012) Kun Tang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Fluorinated Ethylene Carbonate as Electrolyte Additive for Rechargeable Na Batteries

(2011) Shinichi Komaba et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Electrochemical Na Insertion and Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Hard-Carbon Electrodes and Application to Na-Ion Batteries

(2011) Shinichi Komaba et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Na2Ti3O7: Lowest Voltage Ever Reported Oxide Insertion Electrode for Sodium Ion Batteries

(2011) Premkumar Senguttuvan et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Room-temperature sodium-ion batteries: Improving the rate capability of carbon anode materials by templating strategies

(2011) Sebastian Wenzel et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Post spinning and pyrolysis processes of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon fiber and activated carbon fiber: A review

(2011) N. Yusof et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS

Graphene and Graphene Oxide: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

(2010) Yanwu Zhu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Roll-to-roll production of 30-inch graphene films for transparent electrodes

(2010) Sukang Bae et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Real-Time NMR Investigations of Structural Changes in Silicon Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2009) Baris Key et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Superior Thermal Conductivity of Single-Layer Graphene

(2008) Alexander A. Balandin et al.   NANO LETTERS

Fine Structure Constant Defines Visual Transparency of Graphene

(2008) R. R. Nair et al.   SCIENCE

Measurement of the Elastic Properties and Intrinsic Strength of Monolayer Graphene

(2008) C. Lee et al.   SCIENCE