Reconfiguring hard carbons with emerging sodium‐ion batteries: a perspective

Y Chu, J Zhang, Y Zhang, Q Li, Y Jia, X Dong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hard carbons, an important category of amorphous carbons, are non‐graphitizable and are
widely accepted as the most promising anode materials for emerging sodium‐ion batteries …

Understanding of sodium storage mechanism in hard carbons: ongoing development under debate

N Sun, J Qiu, B Xu - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hard carbons are promising anode candidates for sodium‐ion batteries due to their
excellent Na‐storage performance, abundant resources, and low cost. Despite the recent …

Promises and challenges of next-generation “beyond Li-ion” batteries for electric vehicles and grid decarbonization

Y Tian, G Zeng, A Rutt, T Shi, H Kim, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The tremendous improvement in performance and cost of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have
made them the technology of choice for electrical energy storage. While established battery …

Understanding of the sodium storage mechanism in hard carbon anodes

X Chen, C Liu, Y Fang, X Ai, F Zhong, H Yang… - Carbon …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hard carbon has been regarded as the most promising anode material for sodium‐ion
batteries (SIBs) due to its low cost, high reversible capacity, and low working potential …

Lignin for energy applications–state of the art, life cycle, technoeconomic analysis and future trends

A Beaucamp, M Muddasar, IS Amiinu, MM Leite… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is produced in large quantities as a by-product of the papermaking and biofuel
industries. Lignin is the most abundant aromatic biopolymer on the planet with its chemical …

Hard carbon anodes: fundamental understanding and commercial perspectives for Na‐ion batteries beyond Li‐ion and K‐ion counterparts

LF Zhao, Z Hu, WH Lai, Y Tao, J Peng… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hard carbon (HC) is recognized as a promising anode material with outstanding
electrochemical performance for alkali metal‐ion batteries including lithium‐ion batteries …

Carbonaceous anode materials for non-aqueous sodium-and potassium-ion hybrid capacitors

S Liu, L Kang, J Zhang, SC Jun… - ACS Energy Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Sodium-and potassium-ion (Na-/K-ion) hybrid capacitors are promising electrochemical
energy storage systems that are more cost-effective than corresponding lithium-based …

Reappraisal of hard carbon anodes for practical lithium/sodium-ion batteries from the perspective of full-cell matters

N LeGe, XX He, YX Wang, Y Lei, YX Yang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hard carbon (HC) has the potential to be a viable commercial anode material in both lithium-
ion batteries (LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, current battery performance …

Revealing the sodium storage mechanisms in hard carbon pores

L Kitsu Iglesias, EN Antonio… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hard carbon (HC) is the most promising anode for the commercialization of sodium‐ion
batteries (NIBs); however, a general mechanism for sodium storage in HC remains unclear …

Hard carbon for sodium storage: mechanism and optimization strategies toward commercialization

D Chen, W Zhang, K Luo, Y Song, Y Zhong… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have shown promising prospects for complementarity to lithium-
ion batteries (LIBs) in the field of grid-scale energy storage. After a decade of continuous …