Sodium Storage Mechanism: Extended “Adsorption–Insertion” Model: A New Insight into the Sodium Storage Mechanism of Hard Carbons (Adv. Energy Mater. 32/2019)

In article number 1901351, Bin Xu and co-workers propose an extended “adsorption-insertion” sodium storage mechanism of hard carbons based on the correlation between the microstructure and sodium storage behavior of hard carbons synthesized over a wide pyrolysis temperature range. This mechanism provides a clear understanding of the sodium storage mechanism in hard carbons and can guide the design of advanced carbon anodes for sodium ion batteries.