Chemomechanics is an old subject, yet its importance has been revived in rechargeable
batteries where the mechanical energy and damage associated with redox reactions can …

Hard carbon (HC) is recognized as a promising anode material with outstanding
electrochemical performance for alkali metal‐ion batteries including lithium‐ion batteries …

Oxide perovskites have emerged as an important class of materials with important
applications in many technological areas, particularly thermocatalysis, electrocatalysis …

As the world moves toward electromobility and a concomitant decarbonization of its
electrical supply, modern society is also entering a so-called fourth industrial revolution …

The last 10 years established the beginning of a post‐lithium era in the field of energy
storage, with the renaissance of Na‐ion batteries (NIBs) as alternative for Li‐based systems …

Reversibly intercalating ions into host materials for electrochemical energy storage is the
essence of the working principle of rocking-chair type batteries. The most relevant example …

Hard carbons are extensively studied for application as anode materials in sodium-ion
batteries, but only recently a great interest has been focused toward the understanding of …

The ever‐increasing demand for large‐scale energy storage systems requires novel battery
technologies with low‐cost and sustainable properties. Due to earth‐abundance and cost …

Aqueous rechargeable batteries are becoming increasingly important to the development of
renewable energy sources, because they promise to meet cost‐efficiency, energy and …

This paper gives an overview of the research carried out on sodium batteries in the last 50
years. The discovery of the very high Na+ ion conductivity in β‐Al2O3 opened the way to …