Solid State Batteries
What is an SSB?
A Solid-State Battery is a battery that utilizes solid electrolytes as opposed to liquid electrolytes. These Solid-State-Batteries have a much higher energy density than traditional batteries, providing more capacity and faster charging. Many companies around the world are racing to create these new batteries and obtain their theoretical energy density of 1000 wh /kg!
NaSICON: Why Sodium?
Sodium is used for the SSB due to hits high abundance and conductivity. Because Sodium is so abundant on the earth, it becomes a much cheaper and more reliable resource to utilize in batteries as opposed to lithium. Sodium provides a large percentage of the energy density as lithium, while being much easier to obtain.