Hard Carbon and Sodium Rhodizonate Electrodes for Sodium-ion Batteries

Abstract

Continued energy and climate concerns are increasing the need to develop new energy storage systems for the integration of intermittent renewable energy sources into the grid infrastructure. Sodium-ion batteries have gained significant interest recently as a viable potential solution. These offer an alternate solution to lithium-ion batteries that are at the forefront of consideration; sodium-ion batteries can potentially be cheaper, safer, and most importantly more sustainable than their lithium-ion counterparts.The work described in this thesis focuses on the development and synthesis of electrodes for use in sodium-ion batteries. Both an anode and cathode were researched, synthesised, and then electrochemically analysed.