Long-life and efficient sodium metal anodes enabled by a sodiophilic matrix

Recent advances of structural/interfacial engineering for Na metal anode protection in liquid/solid-state electrolytes

“…The 3D conductive frameworks with open channels not only lessen volume growth of the Na metal during deposition but also lower the local current intensity to induce uniform Na + deposition on the frame, which prevents Na dendrite growth. There are various materials to the construction of a 3D conductive frame, including carbon-based frame, [170][171][172][173] metal and its oxide-based frame, [174][175][176][177] alloy-based frame, and MXene-based frame. [178][179][180] 3.3.1 Carbon-based frame.…”

Emerging Solutions to Enable the Efficient Use of Sodium Metal Anodes: Progress and Perspectives

“…This process would be self-amplifying (Figure 1b). [17] The observed dendrite morphologies are varied, but are often either dense "mossy" or "lath-like". The origin of the dendrites' structure is not established, although it may also be reaction-limited defect-catalyzed.…”

Stabilizing BiOCl/Ti3C2Txhybrids for potassium-ion batteriesviasolid electrolyte interphase reconstruction

“…The structural design of materials is the main factor affecting their properties. [16][17][18][19][20] Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals heterostructures with the integrated advantages of two 2D nanomaterials are an emerging electrode material system in the field of energy storage. [21][22][23][24][25][26] It is worth noting that bismuth oxychloride (BiOCl) features a layered structure with [Cl-Bi-O-Bi-Cl] slices stacking through the weak van der Waals interaction among adjacent Cl layers.…”