Chemists have discovered the key reaction that takes place in sodium-air batteries that could pave the way for development of the so-called holy grail of electrochemical energy storage. Chemists at ...

Figure 1: Comparison of the electrochemistry, XRD patterns and morphology of NaO 2 formed by discharge in pure and water-added NaOTf salt electrolyte. Figure 3: Schematic illustration of the mechanism ...