
Marie Verdeil, Kris De Decker
SODIUM ION (NA+, NA-ION, SIB)
Sodium ion batteries an exciting development
that’s been a long time coming. They’re very
similar to their lithium-ion counterparts but use
sodium ions instead. The biggest advantage of
this is sodium being leagues more abundant and
lower-cost than lithium. Aqueous-electrolyte Na+
batteries are much safer than dry-cell Na+, which
suffer from similar thermal runaway problems as
Li+, but a great deal of research is being put into
additives to increase their safety.
Na+ is one of those techs that is just on the
horizon, but recently I’ve found them available
through outlets such as AliExpress. ...