Research Progress of Advanced Carbon Materials for Room-Temperature Sodium-Ion Battery

Abstract Sodium-Ion batteries (SIBs) operating at room temperature are very promising to serve as a new generation of energy storage choice with the increasing demand for low-cost high-performance devices for large-scale energy storage. Among different candidates, carbon-based material is one of the most promising choices for the practical applications of SIB anodes in virtue of their excellent electrochemical properties, low cost and high safety. Notably, bulk-diffusion type carbon and surface-adsorption type carbon show remarkable differences in sodium-storage sites, electrochemical behaviors and material design principles. This article reviews the state-of-the-art research progress of these two types of carbon materials. The mechanism for their sodium-storage, electrolyte matching and electrochemical performance improvement are also discussed. Finally, the challenges and future research related to carbon-based anode materials for SIBs is proposed.

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	Yang Le
	Hu Mingxiang
	Zhang Hongwei
	Huang Zhenghong
	Lv Ruitao

Keywords： sodium-ion battery； anode materials； carbon materials； Na-storage mechanisms

Received 2018-04-17;

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Yang Le, Hu Mingxiang, Zhang Hongwei, Huang Zhenghong, Lv Ruitao.Research Progress of Advanced Carbon Materials for Room-Temperature Sodium-Ion Battery[J] Chemcial Industry and Engineering, 2019,V36(3): 22-34

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