Sodium-Ion Batteries

Foreword Preface 1 INTRODUCTION TO SODIUM-ION BATTERIES 1.1 Brief Outline 1.2 Key Materials 1.3 Toward Future Development 2 DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Basic Design Principles 2.3 Design Principles for Electrode Materials 2.4 Design Principles for Electrolytes 2.5 Conclusions 3 TRANSITION METAL OXIDE CATHODES FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Sodium-Free Transition Metal Oxides 3.3 Sodium-Inserted Layered Metal Oxides 3.4 Concluding Remarks 4 POLYANION-TYPE CATHODES FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Phosphates 4.3 Pyrophosphates 4.4 Fluorinated Phosphate Cathodes 4.5 Sulfates 4.6 Silicates 4.7 Other Polyanion-Type Compounds 4.8 Concluding Remarks 5 PRUSSIAN BLUE ANALOGUE CATHODES FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Crystal Structure 5.3 Electrochemistry Mechanisms 5.4 Preparation Approaches 5.5 Optimizing Electrochemical Performance 5.6 Concluding Remarks 6 ORGANIC CATHODES FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES 6.1 Introduction 6.2 C=O Reaction 6.3 Doping Reaction 6.4 C=N Reaction 6.5 Concluding Remarks 7 INTERCALATION-TYPE ANODE MATERIALS FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Carbon-Based Anode Materials 7.3 Titanium-Based Anode Materials 8 PHOSPHORUS/PHOSPHIDE ANODES FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES ON ALLOY AND CONVERSION REACTIONS 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Phosphorus Anodes 8.3 Metal Phosphide Anodes 9 METAL OXIDES/CHALCOGENIDES/ALLOYS FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES ON ALLOY AND CONVERSION REACTIONS 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Metal Oxides 9.3 Metal Chalcogenides 9.4 Metal Alloys 10 EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO RESTRAIN DENDRITE GROWTH OF NA METAL ANODES 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Liquid Electrolyte Optimization for Na Metal Anodes 10.3 Construction of Novel Current Collectors for Na Metal Anodes 10.4 Alloy-Based Na Metal Anodes 10.5 Conclusions 11 ORGANIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Electrolyte Properties 11.3 Sodium Salts 11.4 Solvents 11.5 Functional Additives 11.6 Novel Concentration

Yan Yu is a Full Professor of material science in University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Her current research interests mainly include design of novel nanomaterials for clean energy, especially for batteries and the fundamental science of energy storage system. She has published more than 200 articles in international journals. These papers have been cited nearly 10000 times. She has received numerous scientific awards, including the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Wiley Small Young Innovator Award.