Professor Y. Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion (LESC) at UChicago, in collaboration with UC San Diego, has achieved a milestone with the world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery. Published in Nature Energy, their research introduces a new battery architecture utilizing sodium instead of lithium, promising affordability and environmental sustainability. By innovatively integrating a solid current collector made of aluminum powder, the battery demonstrates stable cycling and high energy density, advancing clean energy storage for electric vehicles and grid applications.
UChicago and UC San Diego Develop Breakthrough Anode-Free Sodium Solid-State Battery
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