High‐energy batteries with low cost are urgently needed in the field of large‐scale energy
storage, such as grid systems and renewable energy sources. Sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) …

Silicon and germanium are among the most promising candidates as anodes for Li‐ion
batteries, meanwhile their potential application in sodium‐and potassium‐ion batteries is …

The successful utilization of silicon nanoparticles (Si‐NPs) to enhance the performance of Li‐
ion batteries (LIBs) has demonstrated their potential as high‐capacity anode materials for …

Abstract Development of high-performance two-dimensional anode materials is the key to
rechargeable battery applications. Based on the first principles, the structure and electronic …

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are considered as a promising candidate to replace lithium-ion
batteries (LIBs) in large-scale energy storage applications. Abundant sodium resources and …

Driven by the desire to find efficient alternatives to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale
energy storage systems, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have been extensively researched with …

Silicon has a theoretical sodium-storage capacity of 954 mAh/g, which even exceeds that of
tin (847 mAh/g). However, this capacity has never been reached in practice. Antimony is one …

While cost‐effective sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) with crystalline silicon anodes promise high
theoretical capacities, they perform poorly because silicon stores sodium ineffectively …

Group IV of the periodic table is a promising column with respect to high capacity anode
materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Unlike carbon which relies on interlayer defects …

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are close to commercialization. Although alloying anodes have
potential use in next-generation SIB anodes, their limitations of low capacities and colossal …