Frontiers in Chemistry (May 2020)

Recent Advances of Bimetallic Sulfide Anodes for Sodium Ion Batteries

  • Yu Huang,
  • Dongbin Xiong,
  • Xifei Li,
  • Xifei Li,
  • Xifei Li,
  • Hirbod Maleki Kheimeh Sari,
  • Jianhong Peng,
  • Yingying Li,
  • Yunyan Li,
  • Dejun Li,
  • Qian Sun,
  • Xueliang Sun,
  • Xueliang Sun,
  • Xueliang Sun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00353
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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The high usage for new energy has been promoting the next-generation energy storage systems (ESS). As promising alternatives to lithium ion batteries (LIBs), sodium ion batteries (SIBs) have caused extensive research interest owing to the high natural Na abundance of 2.4 wt.% (vs. 0.0017 wt.% for Li) in the earth's crust and the low cost of it. The development of high-performance electrode materials has been challenging due to the increase in the feasibility of SIBs technology. In the past years, bimetallic sulfides (BMSs) with high theoretical capacity and outstanding redox reversibility have shown great promise as high performance anode materials for SIBs. Herein, the recent advancements of BMSs as anode for SIBs are reported, and the electrochemical mechanism of these electrodes are systematically investigated. In addition, the current issues, challenges, and perspectives are highlighted to address the extensive understanding of the associated electrochemical process, aiming to provide an insightful outlook for possible directions of anode materials for SIBs.

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