Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Tailoring sodium intercalation in graphite for high energy and power sodium ion batteries

  • Zheng-Long Xu,
  • Gabin Yoon,
  • Kyu-Young Park,
  • Hyeokjun Park,
  • Orapa Tamwattana,
  • Sung Joo Kim,
  • Won Mo Seong,
  • Kisuk Kang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10551-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Graphite is a promising anode material for sodium-ion batteries but suffers from the high co-intercalation potential. Here, the authors examine the factors influencing this potential and tailor the stability of graphite intercalation compound, realizing high energy and power densities.