Hard carbons are promising anode candidates for sodium‐ion batteries due to their
excellent Na‐storage performance, abundant resources, and low cost. Despite the recent …

This paper presents a review of research progress for biomass-derived hard carbon
materials for sodium-ion storage. It provides an in-depth analysis of hard carbon anode …

Efficient electrode materials, that combine high power and high energy, are the crucial
requisites of sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs), which have unwrapped new possibilities in the …

Sodium‐ion batteries as a prospective alternative to lithium‐ion batteries are facing the
challenge of developing high‐performance, low‐cost and sustainable anode materials. Hard …

Hard carbon (HC) is the most promising anode for the commercialization of sodium‐ion
batteries (NIBs); however, a general mechanism for sodium storage in HC remains unclear …

Increasing concerns regarding the sustainability of lithium sources, due to their limited
availability and consequent expected price increase, have raised awareness of the …

There is no doubt that rechargeable batteries will play a huge role in the future of the world.
Sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries might be the ideal middle-ground between high performance …

Sodium metal batteries are attracting increasing attention on account of their high energy
densities as well as the abundance of sodium-based resources. However, the uneven …

Hard carbon (HC) is a promising negative‐electrode material for Na‐ion batteries. HC
electrochemically stores Na+ ions, resulting in a non‐stoichiometric chemical composition …

Developing hard carbon with a high initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE) and very good cycling
stability is of great importance for practical sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Defects and oxygen …