JNCASR scientists develop sodium-ion battery that charges 80% in six minutes
Scientists at JNCASR, Bengaluru, an autonomous DST institute, have developed a NASICON-based sodium-ion battery that charges up to 80% in six minutes and lasts over 3,000 charge cycles, DST said on 19 May 2025.
Summary
A research team at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, has developed a super-fast-charging sodium-ion battery based on NASICON-type cathode and anode materials, DST said on 19 May 2025. It can charge up to 80% in six minutes and last over 3,000 charge cycles. Led by Prof. Premkumar Senguttuvan and PhD scholar Biplab Patra, the team engineered a new anode material by shrinking particles to nanoscale, wrapping them in a thin carbon coat and adding a little aluminium. Since sodium is cheap and abundant in India unlike lithium, the work supports self-reliance in energy storage, though more development is needed before commercial use.
Key facts
- Institute
- JNCASR, Bengaluru (autonomous institute of DST)
- Performance
- 80% charge in 6 minutes; 3,000+ cycles
- Chemistry
- NASICON-type cathode and anode; nanoscale, carbon-coated, aluminium-doped anode
- Team
- Prof. Premkumar Senguttuvan, Biplab Patra
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The sodium-ion battery developed by JNCASR scientists (May 2025) can charge up to 80% in how much time?
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Correct answer: D — 6 minutes
The NASICON-based sodium-ion battery charges up to 80% in just six minutes.
Consider the following statements about the fast-charging battery announced by DST in May 2025: 1. It was developed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, an autonomous institute of DST. 2. It is a lithium-ion battery with a NASICON-type cathode. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. It is a sodium-ion battery, using NASICON-type cathode and anode materials.
The JNCASR sodium-ion battery reported in May 2025 lasts over how many charge cycles?
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Correct answer: B — 3,000
The battery lasts over 3,000 charge cycles.