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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2025

A Perspective on Pathways Toward Commercial Sodium-Ion Batteries.

Zehao Cui, Chen Liu, Arumugam Manthiram

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Article in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Electrolyte Design for Fast-Charging Lithium-Based Batteries.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  6. Thermal runaway-free Na-ion batteries.National science review · 2026
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  10. A Perspective on Pathways Toward Commercial Sodium-Ion Batteries.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zehao CuiWalker Department of Mechanical Engineering and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Chen LiuWalker Department of Mechanical Engineering and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Arumugam ManthiramWalker Department of Mechanical Engineering and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0237-9563

Funding

Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Science and Engineering DE-SC0005397Welch Foundation F-1254
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely adopted in the automotive industry, with an annual global production exceeding 1000 GWh. Despite their success, the escalating demand for LIBs has created concerns on supply chain issues related to key elements, such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel. Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are emerging as a promising alternative due to the high abundance and low cost of sodium and other raw materials. Nevertheless, the commercialization of SIBs, particularly for grid storage and automotive applications, faces significant hurdles. This perspective article aims to identify the critical challenges in making SIBs viable from both chemical and techno-economic perspectives. First, a brief comparison of the materials chemistry, working mechanisms, and cost between mainstream LIB systems and prospective SIB systems is provided. The intrinsic challenges of SIBs regarding storage stability, capacity utilization, cycle stability, calendar life, and safe operation of cathode, electrolyte, and anode materials are discussed. Furthermore, issues related to the scalability of material production, materials engineering feasibility, and energy-dense electrode design and fabrication are illustrated. Finally, promising pathways are listed and discussed toward achieving high-energy-density, stable, cost-effective SIBs.

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electrolytegrid storagehard carbonoxide cathodessodium‐ion batteries

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PMID40095743
PMCPMC12631532

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