4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (251+ words) Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) researchers have used operando X-ray imaging to reveal why sodium-zinc molten-salt batteries, operating at around 600 C and promising for stationary energy storage due to low-cost, abundant materials, experience persistent capacity loss. Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) researchers have used…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (218+ words) Japanese researchers used supercomputer simulations to reveal how sodium ions form clusters and move within hard carbon anodes, identifying nanopore sizes and transition regions that control diffusion and rate performance in sodium-ion batteries. Their findings offer design guidelines for optimizing…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (304+ words) German researchers have developed a sodium-ion battery technology using lignin-based hard carbon as the negative electrode. The 1 Ah battery cell prototype showed no significant degradation after 100 charging and discharging cycles. Researchers from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (288+ words) Conceived for stationary energy storage, the proposed sodium-ion battery configuration relies on an P2-type cathode material and an hard carbon anode material that reportedly ensure full-cell performance. Electrochemical testing revealed initial capacities of 200 mAh/g for the cathode and 360 mAh…...

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (242+ words) A research team from Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a donor-acceptor-donor molecule that can spontaneously self-assemble into nanoscale structures and offer a more stable route to built-in p/n heterojunctions in organic solar cells. Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University have…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (239+ words) U.S. scientists used density functional theory to reveal how sodium ions are stored in nanoporous carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries, identifying dual ionic and metallic storage mechanisms within the pores. Their findings provide practical design guidelines to improve battery voltage, safety,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (388+ words) Why sodium-ion can't yet challenge lithium-ion's reign'pv magazine International Why sodium-ion can't yet challenge lithium-ion's reign A new generation of sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery cells has been launched as an alternative to the virtual monopoly of lithium-ion (Li-ion). Although the technology…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (616+ words) A Swiss research team has developed a low-temperature sintering and interface-coating process that significantly improves the durability of argyrodite-based solid-state batteries. The approach delivers high ionic conductivity and long cycle life, retaining 75% of capacity after 1,500 cycles. A test cell of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (415+ words) The use of a novel roll-to-roll process and optimization technology resulted in polymer foils for use in colored PV modules in a potentially wide range of colors with low iridescence and low levels of efficiency loss. Image: University of Southern…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (300+ words) By 2050, sodium-ion batteries with fast learning rates could deliver storage at 1114/MWh cheaper than lithium-ion at 1622/MWh while also offering higher energy-to-power ratios and high cycle durability, a new research finds. By 2050, sodium-ion batteries with fast learning rates could deliver…...