钠-空气电池研究评述

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2095-4239.2016.03.001

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 由于成本廉价、储存丰富的钠资源及其电池的高能量密度，二次钠-空气电池的研究引起了人们广泛的关注。不同于其它金属-空气电池的电化学机理的发现给钠-空气电池的发展带来了独特的优势以及挑战。本文全面地论述了目前钠-空气电池的研究现状，对基于不同放电产物的电化学机理发展现状和存在的问题进行总结，并提出可能的解决办法，最后对钠-空气电池研究的关键问题进行了总结，并展望了其未来研究方向。

关键词: 钠-空气电池, 高比能量密度, 反应机制

Abstract:

Rechargeable sodium-air batteries have been the focus in recent years, owing to the low cost and natural abundance of sodium and high energy density. The discovered different electrochemical mechanism from other metal-air batteries bring unique advantages and challenges to the development of sodium-air batteries. This review comprehensively conclude the key problems and development of different electrochemical mechanism. In the last, remarks are made on the further developments of sodium-air batteries.

Key words: secondary sodium-air batteries, high energy density, reaction mechanism

张三佩，温兆银. 钠-空气电池研究评述[J]. 储能科学与技术, 2016, 5(3): 249-257.

ZHANG Sanpei，WEN Zhaoyin. Review on sodium-air batteries[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2016, 5(3): 249-257.

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