From The Limiting Factor.

In this video, I’ll take a hard look at sodium ion batteries component by component to understand at a first principles level what their strengths and weaknesses are, along with their projected cost compared to lithium ion batteries, and how fast the sodium ion battery industry will scale.

Yao, et al Paper
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-024-01701-9

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*Timeline*
00:00 Introduction
01:04 The Cathode
05:02 The Electrolyte
06:12 The Anode
07:38 The Current Collectors
08:57 Sodium Ion Specs vs Lithium Ion
14:05 Assessing the Hype
19:36 The Role of Sodium Ion
23:15 Summary

Intro Music by Dyalla: Homer Said