Pentavalent Ta-substitution enhances ionic conductivity and critical current density in NASICON for sodium-ion batteries

Key Points

• To explore the effects of pentavalent dopants on the ionic conductivity and critical current density of NASICON materials for sodium-ion batteries.
• Analyzed different pentavalent dopants including V5+, Nb5+, and Ta5+
• Evaluated their impact on the ionic conductivity and current density in NASICON materials
• Conducted comparative studies on sodium-ion batteries using doped and undoped NASICON
• Pentavalent Ta-substitution significantly enhances ionic conductivity
• Critical current density shows improvements with dopants
• Different dopants yield varying effects on battery performance