Sodiumion batteries have promising cost, safety, sustainability and performance characteristics over traditional lithiumion batteries but what are the key materials, how do they compare with each other and what does their scaleup pathway look like?

Here in this video we'll cover how sodiumion batteries work, the pros and cons of different materials and discuss broader materials considerations.

00:00 Introduction
00:10 A battery powered future
00:34 The growing demand for lithiumion batteries
01:08 How abundant are the raw materials?
01:59 Mineral production
03:08 Sodiumion batteries
04:42 Lithiumion vs sodiumion batteries
05:33 Performance comparison
06:47 Cost
08:42 Potential applications
09:33 Inside a lithiumion battery
10:26 How does a sodiumion battery work?
11:19 Similarities and differences in materials
12:31 Sodiumion battery cathode materials
13:41 Layered transition metal oxides
14:42 Prussian blue analogues
15:28 Polyanion
16:05 Comparison of different sodiumion battery cathodes
16:52 Sodiumion battery anode materials
17:34 Comparison of different sodiumion battery anodes
18:10 What is hard carbon?
18:57 Summary
20:22 Closing remarks

Interested in learning more?
Here are some books which I recommend to learn more about the history of batteries and how they've impacted the world
Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green Henry Sanderson https://amzn.to/4aa81te (Amazon)
The Powerhouse: America, China, and the Great Battery War Steve LeVine https://amzn.to/44O37kR (Amazon)
Climate Capitalism: Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions Akshat Rathi https://amzn.to/3JWmy0Q (Amazon)