This comprehensive Review focuses on the key challenges and recent progress regarding
sodium-metal anodes employed in sodium-metal batteries (SMBs). The metal anode is the …

Abstract Room-temperature (RT) sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have gained much attention
due to rich sodium resource and low cost for potential application in large-scale energy …

Rechargeable sodium (Na) based batteries have gained tremendous research interest
because of the high natural abundance and low cost of Na resources, as well as …

Because of the ultrahigh theoretical capacity, sodium metal is regarded as the most
prospective next-generation anode material. However, due to the dendritic sodium formation …

Sodium (Na) metal is not only the frequently used counter electrode in half-cell evaluation
for Na storage materials, but also the essential anode for emerging room-temperature Na …

Sodium‐based batteries have attracted considerable attention and are recognized as ideal
candidates for large‐scale and low‐cost energy storage. Sodium (Na) metal anodes are …

Rechargeable batteries based on sodium metal anodes (SMAs) are endowed with much
higher energy density than traditional sodium-ion batteries. However, the use of SMAs …

Sodium metal batteries (SMBs) are attracting extensive attention for large‐scale energy
storage due to the abundant reserves and low cost of sodium. However, the inevitable side …

Realization of practical sodium metal batteries (SMBs) is hindered due to lack of compatible
electrolyte components, dendrite propagation, and poor understanding of anodic …

With the merits of a naturally abundant sodium (Na) resource with similar electrochemical
characteristics to that of lithium-ion batteries, Na-based batteries have been widely studied …