Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2025, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (11): 4184-4198.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2025.0496

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Research progress of NASICON-type phosphate cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries

Yuxuan JIN1(), Quan ZHOU1(), Lin ZHOU2(), Teng GAO1, Zijie LI1, Yan WANG2, Junlong LU1   

  1. 1.Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center, Liyang 213300, Jiangsu, China
    2.Yongkang High-tech Industrial Research Institute Co. , Ltd. , Yongkang 321300, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2025-05-27 Revised:2025-06-16 Online:2025-11-28 Published:2025-11-24
  • Contact: Quan ZHOU, Lin ZHOU E-mail:george_jyx@163.com;zhouquan@ioply.cn;lzhou@iphy.ac.cn

Abstract:

As the most promising candidates for sodium-ion batteries, NASICON-type polyanionic cathode materials have attracted significant industrial attention due to their excellent cycle and rate performances. These materials offer relatively high voltage, simple preparation, superior reaction kinetics, and thermodynamic stability. Although some polyanionic phosphate materials are already in large-scale production, the commercialization of certain phosphates remains limited by technical bottlenecks. This paper categorizes these cathodes based on their transition metal elements and discusses their key challenges, including high cost, unstable frameworks, and environmental concerns. This paper highlights research progress in areas such as material structure-activity relationships, raw material costs, element doping, and interface regulation. Notable advances include activating more electron reaction pairs, optimizing reaction kinetics, and developing cost-effective materials. Among the transition metals, such as Ti, V, Cr, Mn, and Fe, Mn-based phosphates stand out for their high voltage and low cost. However, the Jahn-Teller effect during cycling causes lattice distortion and capacity fading in Mn-based materials. Moreover, this work summarizes the optimization strategies for Mn-based phosphates aimed at accelerating the commercialization of NASICON-type polyanionic cathodes.

Key words: sodium-ion battery, cathode material, NASICON structure, phosphate

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