Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

Cross-linked beta alumina nanowires with compact gel polymer electrolyte coating for ultra-stable sodium metal battery

  • Danni Lei,
  • Yan-Bing He,
  • Huijuan Huang,
  • Yifei Yuan,
  • Guiming Zhong,
  • Qiang Zhao,
  • Xiaoge Hao,
  • Danfeng Zhang,
  • Chen Lai,
  • Siwei Zhang,
  • Jiabin Ma,
  • Yinping Wei,
  • Qipeng Yu,
  • Wei Lv,
  • Yan Yu,
  • Baohua Li,
  • Quan-Hong Yang,
  • Yong Yang,
  • Jun Lu,
  • Feiyu Kang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11960-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Here the authors show a beta alumina nanowires/gel polymer composite electrolyte design. The dense and homogeneous solid-liquid hybrid sodium-ion transportation channels promote uniform sodium deposition and stripping and significantly improve the performance of a Na metal battery.