Toward a Better Battery (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Toward a Better Battery

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An illustration depicts hydrogen-induced degradation of a sodium-ion battery: (1) When hydrogen is present (circled in black), (2) an Mn atom (purple) can move from the MnO2 layer to the Na layer (yellow); (3) Mn can then move within the Na layer, and will be lost.

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Hartwin Peelaers

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