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Safety Aspects of Sodium-Ion Batteries: Prospective Analysis from First Generation Towards More Advanced Systems

Authors :
Pempa Tshering Bhutia
Sylvie Grugeon
Asmae El Mejdoubi
Stéphane Laruelle
Guy Marlair
Source :
Batteries, Vol 10, Iss 10, p 370 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

After an introductory reminder of safety concerns pertaining to early rechargeable battery technologies, this review discusses current understandings and challenges of advanced sodium-ion batteries. Sodium-ion technology is now being marketed by industrial promoters who are advocating its workable capacity, as well as its use of readily accessible and cheaper key cell components. Often claimed to be safer than lithium-ion cells, currently only limited scientifically sound safety assessments of sodium-ion cells have been performed. However, the predicted sodium-ion development roadmap reveals that significant variants of sodium-ion batteries have entered or will potentially enter the market soon. With recent experiences of lithium-ion battery failures, sodium-ion battery safety management will constitute a key aspect of successful market penetration. As such, this review discusses the safety issues of sodium-ion batteries, presenting a twofold innovative perspective: (i) in terms of comparison with the parent lithium-ion technology making use of the same working principle and similar flammable non-aqueous solvent basis, and (ii) anticipating the arrival of innovative sub-chemistries at least partially inspired from successive generations of lithium-ion cells. The authors hope that the analysis provided will assist concerned stakeholders in the quest for safe marketing of sodium-ion batteries.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23130105
Volume :
10
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Batteries
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.48d5826296147b1a0f271c849c8d048
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10100370