Na-ion batteries (NIBs) are promising alternatives to Li-ion batteries (LIBs) due to the low cost, abundance, and high sustainability of sodium resources. However, the high performance of inorganic electrode materials...
Monitoring stress development in electrodes in-situ provides a host of real-time information on electro-chemo-mechanical aspects as functions of SOC and electrochemical potential.
Triptycene bearing three benzoquinone moieties in a rigid 3-D tripod structure is capable of utilizing five-electron redox reactions that can provide a large capacity and high energy density in Li-ion cells.