Room-temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries : Anode, Cathode, and Electrolyte Design (Hardcover)

Chapter 1. Introduction: Sodium Sulfur battery technology. 1.1 Introduction: Sodium Sulfur battery technology. 1.2 Brief history of Sodium Sulfur battery. 1.3 Sodium-metal batteries and the operation of high-temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. 1.4 The transition from high-temperature to room-temperature sodium-sulfur Batteries. 1.5 Development of the RT Na-S batteries. 1.6 Conclusion and Prospects. References. Chapter 2. Sodium metal anode: Past, Present, and Future of sodium metal anode. 2.1 Introduction to the sodium metal anode. 2.2 Challenges in developing a stable sodium metal anode. 2.3 Strategies to overcome the challenges. 2.4 Future prospects. References. Chapter 3. Sulfur Cathode: Progress in the development of sulfur cathode. 3.1 Introduction to Sulfur Cathode. 3.2 Challenges in developing the stable sulfur cathodes. 3.3 Progress in developing sulfur cathodes. 3.4 Importance of electrolyte/sulfur (E/S) ratio in developing a stable sulfur cathode. 3.5 Strategies to develop high-loading sulfur cathodes. 3.6 Future prospects. References. Chapter 4. Electrolytes for room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries: A holistic approach to understand solvation. 4.1 Basic properties of the electrolytes for alkali metal batteries. 4.2 The Solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) and the Importance of sodium-ion solvation. 4.3 Liquid electrolyte to quasi-solid-state electrolyte to solid electrolyte for sodium-sulfur batteries. 4.4 Nature of electrolyte and its role in developing a stable SEI and CEI. 4.5 Future prospects. References. Chapter 5. Analytical Techniques to Probe Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Overview of the routine techniques to probe sodium metal anode. 5.3 Overview of the routine techniques to probe sulfur cathode. 5.4 In-situ/Operando techniques for sodium-sulfur batteries. 5.5 Future prospects. References. Chapter 6. Sodium sulfur batteries: similarities and differences with Lithium-sulfur battery. 6.1. Na-S and Li-S chemistries are fundamentally different- a mechanistic overview. 6.2 Polysulfide Species Dissolution. 6.3 Electrolyte for Li-S and RT Na-S batteries. 6.4 Future Prospect. References. Chapter 7. Other Sodium Metal Based Rechargeable Battery Technologies: A Brief Introduction to Sodium Dual Ion Batteries. 7.1 Bird-eye view of the sodium metal-based batteries. 7.2 Overview of sodium air battery. 7.3 Overview of sodium dual-ion batteries. 7.4 Future Prospects. References. Chapter 8. Conclusion and Prospects.