Sodium

Sodium is used as a dopant or precursor in the synthesis of advanced electrode materials and is the primary active component in sodium-ion battery alternatives to lithium-ion technologies.

Sodium metal and its salts are fundamental components in the formulation of liquid and solid-state electrolytes for high-energy-density sodium-based battery systems.

Sodium is used as an alloying agent to improve the structure and properties of other metals, such as refining the grain structure of aluminum-silicon alloys.