Since the oil crisis in the 1970s, the importance of rechargeable batteries has been noted by
both academia and industry. This has become more prominent with the increasing demand …

Commercial lithium-ion batteries still undergo safety concerns due to using perilous and
flammable liquid electrolytes that are prone to fire and leakage issues. Meanwhile, the …

For sodium (Na)‐rechargeable batteries to compete, and go beyond the currently prevailing
Li‐ion technologies, mastering the chemistry and accompanying phenomena is of supreme …

The bulk of the scientific literature on Li-conducting solid (solvent-free) polymer electrolytes
(SPEs) for applications such as Li-based batteries is focused on polyether-based materials …

Rechargeable Na-based battery systems, including Na-ion batteries, room temperature Na–
S, Na–O2, Na–CO2, and all-solid-state Na metal batteries, have attracted significant …

All-solid-state sodium batteries are promising candidates for the next generation of energy
storage with exceptional safety, reliability and stability. The solid electrolytes are key …

Sodium-ion batteries are seeing a surge in interest as a potential complementary energy
storage technology in light of skyrocketing demand for lithium-ion batteries. One of the …

Li-ion batteries currently dominate the market, but alternative metal-ion batteries will become
more important in the future due to the more abundant availability of elements such as …

The lower energy density and safety issues of liquid sodium-ion batteries have been unable
to satisfy the ever-increasing demands for large-scale energy storage system. As a low-cost …

With higher nature abundance and lower production cost of sodium-based materials
compared to lithium-based ones, sodium batteries have been arising as one of the most …