Our new sodium-battery material in Nature Materials makes the news
Our paper “Obtaining V2(PO4)3 by sodium extraction from single-phase NaxV2(PO4)3 (1 < x < 3) positive electrode materials”, published in Nature Materials (DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-02023-7) with our colleagues at LRCS in Amiens and ICMCB in Bordeaux, France, has been covered widely in the press, in English and other languages, including through a University of Houston press release. Ziliang Wang worked on the paper as a member of our group. The new single-phase cathode material raises the operating voltage of a sodium-ion battery from 3.37 V to 3.70 V, increasing its theoretical energy density by about 15%, from 396 to 458 Wh kg−1.
The work was featured in:
- November 15, 2024, Enerzine: “Le sodium s’impose comme alternative durable au lithium dans les batteries” (in French)
- December 20, 2024, tiisys: “ナトリウムイオン電池における画期的な新材料” (in Japanese)
- December 20, 2024, Tech Xplore: “New material for sodium-ion batteries brings affordable, sustainable future within grasp”
- December 21, 2024, ScienceDaily: “Breakthrough new material brings affordable, sustainable future within grasp”
- December 21, 2024, Mirage News: “New Material Promises Affordable, Sustainable Future”
- December 23, 2024, Energy Daily: “Breakthrough new material brings affordable, sustainable future within grasp”
- December 23, 2024, Rinnovabili: “Batterie agli ioni di sodio, aumentata la densità energetica del 15%” (in Italian)
- December 25, 2024, Mercom: “Researchers develop material to improve efficiency of sodium-ion batteries”
- December 30, 2024, FOCUS: “Akkus ohne Lithium: Forscher lösen mit neuem Element ein großes Problem” (in German)
- January 2, 2025, Technology Networks: “New Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries Could Boost Performance and Sustainability”
- January 6, 2025, Karmactive: “New Sodium Batteries Offer 15% More Energy, Cost 50x Less Than Lithium”
- January 18, 2025, Yahoo Tech: “Scientists discover key material that could unlock next-gen EV batteries: ‘A game changer’”
- February 20, 2025, Science: “Move over lithium: Sodium batteries could one day power a green economy” (see our news)