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Figure 8. Hybrid inorganic-polymer electrolytes regulate SEI for dendrite-inhibited SMAs. (A) Proposed Na⁺ transport model schematic in the composite electrolytes and illustration of the cathodes. Reproduced with permission from^[136]. Copyright 2020, Elsevier. (B) Schematic representation of composite electrolyte. Reproduced with permission from^[51]. Copyright 2021, Elsevier. (C) Schematic of ion pathway in NZSP-PEO CE. Reproduced with permission from^[137]. Copyright 2021, American Chemical Society. (D) Structure of ANS-GPE composite electrolyte and mechanism of sodium ion transport. (E) Schematic of NVP/Na batteries using ANs-GPE and GFs-GPE electrolytes. (D and E) Reproduced with permission from^[47]. Copyright 2016, Nature Publishing Group. (F) Optical microscope images of pristine Na and its morphologies after 100 h plating/deposition when coupled with 2-GPH GPE and LE. Reproduced with permission from^[142]. Copyright 2020, Wiley-VCH. SEI: Solid electrolyte interphase; SMAs: sodium metal anodes.