ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Muon Study of Ion-diffusion in a Novel Sodium Battery Material

Abstract: Lithium (Li) ion batteries is the most common battery technology but lately also sodium (Na) batteries are being considered. One reason is that the Li-reserves are limited and if with increasing use of electric vehicles, we might have to reconsider the Li-ion technology. From a material point of view, Na is heavier than Li, hence, Na-ion batteries are assumed to be bulkier and more suitable for stationary applications e.g. energy storage from solar panels and wind turbines. However, Na has also many advantages over Li. Na is e.g. one of the most abundant elements in nature (earth’s crust + the oceans), which makes them ~10 times cheaper than Li. Further, Na-batteries are also though to be better from a safety and environment/health point of view. In this research project we will study a series of new Na-ion battery materials that initially have shown very promising performance.

Principal Investigator: Professor Martin Mansson
Experimenter: Dr Nami Matsubara
Experimenter: Dr Hiroshi Nozaki
Local Contact: Dr Stephen Cottrell
Experimenter: Dr Ola Kenji Forslund
Experimenter: Professor Yasmine Sassa
Experimenter: Dr Elisabetta Nocerino
Experimenter: Dr Reza Younesi
Experimenter: Ms Le Anh Ma
Experimenter: Dr Jun Sugiyama

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1900049

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1900049

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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