Rechargeable lithium batteries have ushered the wireless revolution over last two decades and are now matured to enable green automobiles. However, the growing concern on scarcity and large-scale applications of lithium resources have steered effort to realize sustainable sodium-ion batteries, Na and Fe being abundant and low-cost charge carrier and redox centre, respectively. However, their performance is limited owing to low operating voltage and sluggish kinetics. Here we report a hitherto-unknown material with entirely new composition and structure with the first alluaudite-type sulphate framework, Na2Fe2(SO4)3, registering the highest-ever Fe3+/Fe2+ redox potential at 3.8 V (versus Na, and hence 4.1 V versus Li) along with fast rate kinetics. Rare-metal-free Na-ion rechargeable battery system compatible with the present Li-ion battery is now in realistic scope without sacrificing high energy density and high power, and paves way for discovery of new earth-abundant sustainable cathodes for large-scale batteries.UTokyo Research掲載「新物質発見で電池のレアメタル使用ゼロに」 URI: http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/utokyo-research/research-news/materials-discovery-for-earth-abundant-battery/UTokyo Research "Materials discovery for earth-abundant battery" URI: http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/utokyo-research/research-news/materials-discovery-for-earth-abundant-battery
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