Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Extending the low-temperature operation of sodium metal batteries combining linear and cyclic ether-based electrolyte solutions

  • Chuanlong Wang,
  • Akila C. Thenuwara,
  • Jianmin Luo,
  • Pralav P. Shetty,
  • Matthew T. McDowell,
  • Haoyu Zhu,
  • Sergio Posada-Pérez,
  • Hui Xiong,
  • Geoffroy Hautier,
  • Weiyang Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32606-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The low-temperature operation of non-aqueous sodium-based batteries is affected by the properties of the electrolyte. Here the authors propose specific electrolyte formulations that are thermally stable down to −150 °C and enable a stable electrode|electrolyte interface at low temperatures.