Shaping hard carbon to obtain exceptional large-capacity electrodes for sodium-ion batteries. (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Shaping hard carbon to obtain exceptional large-capacity electrodes for sodium-ion batteries.

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It is possible to incorporate nanopores in hard carbon by using zinc oxide as a template during its synthesis. These pores enable the material to store many more charge carriers, making it a promising electrode candidate for sodium-ion batteries that can reach an energy density comparable to that of LiFePO4-type lithium-ion batteries.

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Shinichi Komaba from Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan

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