Sodium-ion batteries have been touted as a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries because they are powered by a more abundant natural resource. However, sodium-ion batteries have hit a s .
Sodium-ion batteries have indeed been heralded as a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries since they are driven by a more abundantly available resource.
Some imperfections pay big dividends.
A Cornell-led collaboration used X-ray nanoimaging to gain an unprecedented view into solid-state electrolytes, revealing previously undetected crystal defects and dislocations that may now be leveraged to create superior energy storage materials.
The group’s paper, “X-ray Nanoimaging of Crystal Defects in Single Grains of Solid-State Electrolyte Li7-3xAlxLa3Zr2O12,” published April 29 in Nano Letters, a publication of the American Chemical Society. The paper’s lead author is doctoral student Yifei Sun. American Chemical Society/Provided
The Singer Group is leveraging defects and dislocations in solid-state electrolytes to create superior energy storage materials.