Role of defects, pores, and interfaces in deciphering the alkali metal storage mechanism in hard carbon

A Vasileiadis, Y Li, Y Lu, YS Hu… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
There are several questions and controversies regarding the Na storage mechanism in hard
carbon. This springs from the difficulty of probing the vast diversity of possible …

Single-atom catalysts for improved cathode performance in Na–S batteries: a density functional theory (DFT) study

R Jayan, MM Islam - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021 - ACS Publications
The room-temperature sodium–sulfur (Na–S) batteries have attracted remarkable attention
because of their promise to deliver high-capacity and low-cost earth-abundant sodium and …

Pyrolysis temperature dependence of sodium storage mechanism in non-graphitizing carbons

H Tonnoir, D Huo, C Davoisne, A Celzard, V Fierro… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Hard carbons are the most investigated materials as negative electrode for Na-ion batteries,
although the exact mechanism of sodium storage remains under debate. This work is …