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- Title
Sodium-beta alumina batteries: Status and challenges.
- Authors
Lu, Xiaochuan; Lemmon, John P.; Sprenkle, Vincent; Yang, Zhenguo
- Abstract
This paper provides a review of materials and designs for sodium-beta alumina battery technology and discusses the challenges ahead for further technology improvement. Sodium-beta alumina batteries have been extensively developed in recent years and encouraging progress in performance and cycle life has been achieved. The battery is composed of an anode, typically molten sodium, and a cathode that can be molten sulfur (Na-S battery) or a transition metal halide incorporated with a liquid phase secondary electrolyte (e.g., ZEBRA battery). In most cases the electrolyte is a dense solid β″-AlO sodium ion-conducting membrane. The issues prohibiting widespread commercialization of sodium-beta alumina technology are related to the materials and methods of manufacturing that impact cost, safety, and performance characteristics.
- Subjects
SODIUM-sulfur batteries; ALUMINUM oxide; SODIUM; TECHNOLOGY; ELECTROLYTES; CATHODES; SODIUM ions; TRANSITION metal halides
- Publication
JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2010, Vol 62, Issue 9, p31
- ISSN
1047-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11837-010-0132-5