Peering into Alloy Anodes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries: Current Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Abstract Sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) are regarded as a complementary technology to lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) in the effort of searching for alternative energy solutions that are cost‐effective and sustainable. The identification of suitable alternative anode materials is essential to close the gap in energy density between SIBs and LIBs. Solid‐state alloying reactions that work beyond intercalation mechanism are able to provide a significant improvement in specific capacity. This review describes key advances in SIBs with a primary emphasis on alloy anodes. Recent information and results published in the literatures are stressed to provide an overview of their development in SIBs. With the discussion of some of the remaining challenges and possible solutions, the authors hope to sketch out the scope for future studies in this field.