NEW: Sodium Materials for Energy R+D
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
Due to sodium’s abundance within the earth’s crust, Na-ion battery technology is a new and fast-growing Energy Research area.
Following the increase in demand, we have all the materials, chemicals, components and equipment you need to help accelerate your Na-ion battery research:
- Sodium discs & foils
- Our discs are pre-cut to size for ease of use within coin cell research, whilst the foil can be cut to size for use in pouch or cylinder cell R&D
- Anode & cathode powders
- Our sodium-ion cathode materials are typically based on intercalation / de-intercalation compounds, where sodium ions provided by the cathode are inserted into the host lattice (anode) during charge and extracted during discharge, with minimal structural change in the host material.
- Pre-Coated electrode sheets
- Our sodium-ion cathode and anode powders can also be cast as electrode sheets.
- Electrolytes
- Our electrolytes have been specifically formulated for na-ion battery research.
- Coin / pouch / cylinder cell consumables & equipment
- We provide an extensive choice of equipment for battery and supercapacitor research. This ranges from cost-effective manual and semi-automatic equipment, designed for use in benchtop research, through to automated and high throughput systems for large laboratory research and prototype testing.
Material Specifications:
Discs & Foils
Sodium Discs:
- Purity: 99.7%
- Diameter: 12.0mm, 14.0mm, 15.6mm, 18.0mm
- Thickness: 0.45mm
- Coating: Coated on one side with 30μm aluminium to aid current collection, also available uncoated if required
Sodium Foil:
- Purity: 99.7%
- Dimensions: 120mm x 300mm
- Thickness: 0.45mm
- Coating: Coated on one side with 30μm aluminium to aid current collection
Powders
Na-ion Cathode, Anode, and Electrolyte Powders:
We supply a variety of sodium-ion battery materials, which include sodium-based cathode and anode materials, their corresponding carbon-coated counterparts (3-5 wt.% carbon), and sodium-based solid electrolytes.
We can customize the primary and secondary particle size, composition, and surface characteristics (e.g., electronically conducting coating layer) of available materials, as well as custom synthesize Na-ion materials upon request. Please contact our expert Energy team with your specifications.
Image: Sodium Iron Phosphate Na4Fe3(PO4)2P2O
Electrolytes
Please contact us for more information on our electrolytes.
Pre-coated Electrode Sheets
Na-ion Cathode and Anode Electrode Sheets:
Our sodium-ion cathode and anode powders can also be cast as an electrode sheet, as shown below:
- Coated Sheet Dimensions:5 inches x 10 inches (127 mm x 254 mm)
- Current Collectors:Copper (10 μm) or Aluminium (16 μm)
- Coating:Single and Double-sided sheets available, coated edge-to-edge (unless specified otherwise)
- Standard* Composition:85% active material, 10% conductive carbon, 5% PVDF binder (*except Hard Carbon electrode sheet)
Modifications can also be made to accommodate customers with unique specification requirements, such as different active material loadings, coating thickness, and binder type / content upon request. Please contact our expert Energy team with your specifications.
For more information on our NEW sodium products or any of our battery cell materials & equipment, please get in touch with our Energy Research experts:
T +44 (0) 1827 259250
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