Fast-charging sodium metal anodes: challenges, degradation mechanisms, and interphase engineering strategies

2026/01/01 by Yuree Oh, Yuxuan Zhang, Jinwook Baek +2 · 1 voice
Engineering · Materials Science · #Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies #Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity #Advancements in Battery Materials

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5lf00305a

openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/01/08 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Fast-charging failure of sodium metal anodes is traced to heterogeneous SEI evolution, rate-dependent Na + desolvation and SEI transport bottlenecks, motivating interphase design rules for stable high-rate operation.

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