Minireview on Layered Transition Metal Oxides Synthesis Using Coprecipitation for Sodium Ion Batteries Cathode Material: Advances and Perspectives

Abstract

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are considered as an excellent alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) among various types of available batteries. Sodium-ion has the advantages of substantial natural abundance, low cost, and nearly similar physiochemical and electrochemical properties as lithium-ion. The cathode is vital in determining the cost and increasing the specific energy, cycling life, and overall performance of SIBs. The excellent electrochemical performance of a battery lies in the material science involved in its creation. For grid-scale energy storage at the commercial level, scale-up and engineering aspects are of at most importance. This review offers a brief overview of layered transition metal oxide (LTMO) synthesis via coprecipitation reaction, characterization techniques used for analysis, and hydrodynamic study as an effect of impeller type and scale-up aspects from a chemical engineering point of view for SIBs.