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Towards a Greener and Scalable Synthesis of Na2Ti6O13 Nanorods and Their Application as Anodes in Batteries for Grid-Level Energy Storage

Dario M. De Carolis

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Dario M. De Carolis

Dispersive Solids (DF) Division, Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Straße 3, Darmstadt, D-64287 Germany

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Dragoljub Vrankovic

Dragoljub Vrankovic

Dispersive Solids (DF) Division, Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Straße 3, Darmstadt, D-64287 Germany

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Samira A. Kiefer

Samira A. Kiefer

Dispersive Solids (DF) Division, Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Straße 3, Darmstadt, D-64287 Germany

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Enrico Bruder

Enrico Bruder

Physical Metallurgy Division, Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 2, Darmstadt, D-64287 Germany

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Michael Thomas Dürrschnabel

Michael Thomas Dürrschnabel

Institute for Applied Materials – Applied Material Physics (IAM-AWP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344 Germany

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Leopoldo Molina-Luna

Leopoldo Molina-Luna

Advanced Electron Microscopy (AEM) Division, Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 2, Darmstadt, 64287 Germany

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Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac

Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac

Dispersive Solids (DF) Division, Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Straße 3, Darmstadt, D-64287 Germany

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Ralf Riedel

Ralf Riedel

Dispersive Solids (DF) Division, Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Straße 3, Darmstadt, D-64287 Germany

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First published: 05 January 2021
Citations: 4
The copyright line for this article was changed on 10 December 2020 after original online publication and Projekt Deal funding statement was added.

Graphical Abstract

Highly pure Na2Ti6O13 nanorods reliably obtained via molten salt synthesis represent a suitable anode for Li- and Na-ion batteries. A considerable application potential has been reported for grid-scale energy storage devices. They allow collection of intermittent renewable energy round-the-clock, reducing its curtailment and ensuring an adequate peaking generation capacity. More details can be found in article number 2000856 by Dario M. De Carolis and co-workers. Emmanuel III Ricohermoso is highly acknowledged for supporting the realization of this cover design.

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