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  • Electrochemistry
  • Energy Storage

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  • All-solid-state sodium batteries face challenges with sodium-ion transport across solid-solid interfaces, limiting their development.
  • Incompatible interfaces lead to poor conductivity and premature battery failure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the limitations of solid-solid interfaces in all-solid-state sodium batteries.
  • To enhance sodium-ion transport and electrode stability for improved battery performance.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a triple NaMoS2-carbon-β″-Al2O3 solid electrolyte (BASE) nanojunction interface.
  • Constructed ternary sodium electrodes with MoS2 and carbon on BASE, optimizing contact angles.
  • Utilized advanced sulfur cathodes with a sodium-ion conductive binder and redox catalytic mediator.

Main Results:

  • Achieved improved elasticity and intimate solid contact in ternary sodium electrodes.
  • Demonstrated synergistic ionic/electronic diffusion paths via NaMoS2 and carbon, enhancing stability.
  • Observed reduced charge-transfer resistance, over 90% sodium stripping utilization, and 200 hours of stable cycling for sodium metal.
  • Enabled 1100 mAh/g cycling in all-solid-state sodium-sulfur batteries.

Conclusions:

  • The novel triple nanojunction interface strategy effectively overcomes solid-solid interface challenges in all-solid-state sodium batteries.
  • This approach significantly improves sodium-ion transport, electrode integrity, and overall battery performance and cycle life.