Enabling highly reversible sodium metal cycling across a wide temperature range with dual-salt electrolytes
Akila C. Thenuwara, Pralav P. Shetty, Neha Kondekar, Chuanlong Wang, Weiyang Li, Matthew T. McDowell
Abstract
A new dual-salt liquid electrolyte is developed that enables the reversible operation of high-energy sodium-metal-based batteries over a wide range of temperatures down to −50 °C.
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ElectrolyteSodiumSalt (chemistry)Dual (grammatical number)Materials scienceMetalCyclingRange (aeronautics)Atmospheric temperature rangeDual roleChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryChemistryElectrodeMetallurgyComposite materialThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryEngineeringPhysicsPhysical chemistryHistoryLiteratureArchaeologyArtAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsThermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity