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Characterization of Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion and Sodium Ion Batteries Using Synchrotron Radiation Techniques
Published on: November 11, 2013
Balancing sodiophilicity and mechanical stability: Sn-engineered multicomponent alloy interfaces for anode-free
Yuju Qi1, Zewei Hu1, Haiying Lu1
1Powder Metallurgy Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China. li-306@csu.edu.cn.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|May 22, 2026
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Sodium-ion batteries have limited energy density. Anode-free sodium metal batteries (AFSMBs) maximize it but face dendrites and Na loss. We develop multicomponent alloy/CNT current collectors (MA-Snx) with tuned Sn to balance sodiophilicity and volume change, enabling 2500 h symmetric cycling and durable AFSMB full cells.
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