Cu2SnSe3/CNTs Composite as a Promising Anode Material for Sodium-ion Batteries

Metal selenides as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries have attracted considerable attention owing to their high theoretical specific capacities and variable composition and structures.However,the achievement of long cycle life and superior rate performance is challenging for these selenide materials due to the volume variation upon cycling.Herein,a composite composed of a new binary-metal selenide[Cu2SnSe3(CSS)]and carbon nanotubes(CNTs)was constructed via a hydrothermal process followed by calcination at 600℃.Benefited from the unique structure of binary-metal selenide and the conductive network of CNTs,the Cu2SnSe3/carbon nanotubes(CSS/CNT)composite exhibits excellent electrochemical performance when used as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries.A reversible specific capacity of 399 mA·h/g can be maintained at a current density of 100 mA/g even after 100 cycles.This work provides a promising strategy for rational design of binary-metal selenides upon delicate crystal phase control as electrode materials.     

Improved Initial Charging Capacity of Na-poor Na0.44MnO2 via Chemical Presodiation Strategy for Low-cost Sodium-ion Batteries

Sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)are promising for grid-scale energy storage applications due to the natural abundance and low cost of sodium.Among various Na insertion cathode materials,Na0.44MnO2 has attracted the most attention because of its cost effectiveness and structural stability.However,the low initial charge capacity for Na-poor Na0.44MnO2 hinders its practical applications.Herein,we developed a facile chemical presodiated method using sodiated biphenly to transform Na-poor Na0.44MnO2 into Na-rich Na0.66MnO2.After presodiation,the initial charge capacity of Na0.44MnO2 is greatly enhanced from 56.5 mA·h/g to 115.7 mA·h/g at 0.1 C(1 C=121 mA/g)and the excellent cycling stability(the capacity retention of 94.1%over 200 cycles at 2 C)is achieved.This presodiation strategy would open a new avenue for promoting the practical applications of Na-poor cathode materials in sodium-ion batteries.     

Hexagonal FeNi2Se4@C Nanoflakes as High Performance Anode Materials for Sodium-ion Batteries

Metal selenides have drawn significant attention as promising anode materials for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)owing to their high electronic conductivity and reversible capacity.Herein,hexagonal FeNi2Se4@C nanoflakes were synthesized via a facile one-step hydrothermal method.They deliver a reversible capacity of 480.7 mA·h/g at 500 mA/g and a high initial Coulombic efficiency of 87.8%.Furthermore,a discharge capacity of 444.8 mA·h/g can be achieved at 1000 mA/g after 180 cycles.The sodium storage mechanism of FeNi2Se4@C is uncovered.In the discharge process,Fe and Ni nanoparticles are generated and distributed in Na2Se matrix homogeneously.In the charge process,FeNi2Se4 phase is formed reversibly.The reversible phase conversion of FeNi2Se4@C during cycling is responsible for the excellent electrochemical performance and enables FeNi2Se4@C nanoflakes promising anode materials for SIBs.     

纳米锡锌复合氧化物贮锂材料的合成和性质

用液相沉淀-热解法合成了一系列结构和组成不同的锂离子电池纳米锡锌复合氧化物贮锂材料, 通过XRD、TEM和电化学测试对材料进行了表征. 测试结果表明, 非晶态ZnSnO3负极材料的初始可逆贮锂容量为844 mA·h/g, ZnO·SnO2负极材料的初始可逆贮锂容量为845 mA·h/g, SnO2·Zn2SnO4复合物负极材料初始可逆贮锂容量为758 mA·h/g, 循环10周后, 三者的充电容量分别为695, 508和455 mA·h/g, 表明非晶态结构的锡锌复合氧化物具有较好的电化学性质, 随着样品中晶体的形成, 该类型负极材料的贮锂性能下降.     

Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Na0.67Fe0.5Mn0.5O2Cathode with SnO2 Modification

P2-type layered oxide Na_0.67Fe_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ is recognized as a very promising cathode material for sodium-ion batteries due to the merits of high capacity, high voltage, low cost, and easy preparation. However, its unsatisfactory cycle and rate performances remain huge obstacles for practical applications. Here, we report a strategy of SnO₂ modification on P2-type Na_0.67Fe_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ to improve the cycle and rate performance. Scanning electron microscope(SEM) and transmission electron microscope(TEM) images indicate that an insular thin layer SnO₂ is coated on the surface of Na_0.67Fe_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ after medication. The coating layer of SnO₂ can protect Na_0.67Fe_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ from corrosion by electrolyte and the cycle performance is well enhanced. After 100 cycles at 1 C rate(1 C=200 mA/g), the capacity of SnO₂ modified Na_0.67Fe_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ retains 83 mA·h/g(64% to the initial capacity), while the capacity for the pristine Na_0.67Fe_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ is only 38 mA·h/g(33.5% to the initial capacity). X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveals that the ratio of Mn⁴⁺ increases after SnO₂ modification, leading to less oxygen vacancy and expanded lattice. As a result, the capacity of Na_0.67Fe_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ increases from 178 mA·h/g to 197 mA·h/g after SnO₂ modification. Furthermore, the rate performance of Na_0.67Fe_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ is enhanced with SnO₂ coating, due to high electronic conductivity of SnO₂ and expanded lattice after SnO₂ coating. The capacity of SnO₂ modified Na_0.67Fe_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ at 5 C increases from 21 mA·h/g(pristine Na_0.67Fe_0.5Mn_0.5O₂) to 35 mA·h/g.     

Li Ion Exchanged α-MnO2 Nanowires as Efficient Catalysts for Li-O2 Batteries

Due to the limited energy densities, which could be achieved by lithium-ion cells, Li-O₂ batteries, which could provide a promising super energy storage medium, attract much attention nowadays. For its high activity, high storage and low cost, Mn-based oxides have shown versatile application in various batteries. To enhance the cyclability of Li-O₂ batteries, here, we synthesized a kind of α-MnO₂ nanowires as a bifunctional catalyst for Li-O₂ batteries. The particular structure of α-MnO₂ reduces the mass transfer resistance of the battery, and the MnO₂ nanowires were ion exchanged by saturated lithium sulfate solution so as to further improve the performance of the catalyst. The exchanged α-MnO₂ catalyst showed a high discharge specific capacity(6243 mA·h/g at a current density of 200 mA/g) and significantly improved the cyclability up to the 55th cycle(200 mA/g with capacity of 1000 mA·h/g). The results show that the Li ion exchange method is a promising strategy for improving the performance of MnO₂ catalyst for Li-O₂ batteries.     

Regulating the Deposition of Insoluble Sulfur Species for Room Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries

Room temperature sodium-sulfur(RT-Na-S) batteries are regarded as promising candidates for next-generation high-energy-density batteries. However, in addition to the severe shuttle effect, the inhomogeneous deposition of the insoluble sulfur species generated during the discharge/charge processes also contributes to the rapid capacity fade of RT-Na-S batteries. In this work, the deposition behavior of the insoluble sulfur species in the traditional slurry-coated sulfur cathodes is investigated using microporous carbon spheres as model sulfur host materials. To achieve uniform deposition of insoluble sulfur species, a self-supporting sulfur cathode fabricated by assembling microporous carbon spheres is designed. With homogeneous sulfur distribution and favorable electron transport pathway, the self-supporting cathode delivers remarkably enhanced rate capability(509 mA·h/g at 2.5 C, 1 C=1675 mA/g), cycling stability(718 mA·h/g after 480 cycles at 0.5 C) and areal capacity(4.98 mA·h/cm² at 0.1 C), highlighting the great potential of manipulating insoluble sulfur species to fabricate high-performance RT-Na-S batteries.     

微波-固相复合加热技术合成LiNi0.5Co0.5O2及其性能研究

用高分子分散及微波-固相复合加热技术合成了层状锂离子电池正极材料LiNi0.5Co0.5O2. 采用循环伏安、充放电循环、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)以及X射线粉末衍射(XRD)等测试技术, 研究了煅烧条件对材料微观形貌、相结构以及电化学性能的影响规律. 研究结果表明: 在750 ℃煅烧4 h即可得到形状为类球形的纯相层状LiNi0.5Co0.5O2正极材料, 该材料的最大放电容量达到154 mA·h/g, 循环10周后放电容量仍保持在148 mA·h/g以上.     

Multilayer Porous Vanadium Nitride Microsheets Anodes for Highly Stable Na-ion Batteries

Sodiumion batteries(SIBs)have attracted intensive attention as promising alternative to lithium-ionbatteries(LIBs)for large scale energy storage systems because of low cost of sodium,similar energy storage mechanism and the reasonable performance.However,it is still a great challenge to search and design a robust structure of anode materials with excellent cycling stability and high rate capability for SIBs.Herein,multilayer porous vanadium nitride(VN)microsheets are synthesized through a facile and scalable hydrothermal synthesis-nitrogenization strategy as an effective anode material for SIBs.The multilayer porous VN microsheets not only offer more active sites for fast Na+insertion/extraction process and short diffusion pathway,but also effectively buffer the volume change of anode due to more space in the multilayer porous structure.The large proportions of capacitive behavior imply that the Na+charge storage depends on the intercalation pseudocapacitive mechanism.The multilayer porous VN microsheets electrodes manifest excellent cycling stability and rate capability,delivering a discharge capacity of 156.1 mA·h/g at 200 mA/g after 100 cycles,and a discharge capacity of 111.9 mA·h/g at 1.0 A/g even after 2300 cycles with the Coulombic efficiency of nearly 100%.     

Bimetallic Sulfide/Sulfur Doped T3C2Tx MXene Nanocomposites as High-performance Anode Materials for Sodium-ion Batteries

The application of transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs) as anode materials in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) has been hindered by low conductivity and poor cyclability. Herein, we report the synthesis of Co_xFe_1-xS₂ bimetallic sulfide/sulfur-doped Ti₃C₂ MXene nanocomposites(Co_xFe_1-xS₂@S-Ti₃C₂) by a facile co-precipitation process and thermal-sulfurization reaction. The interconnected 3D frameworks consisting of MXene nanosheets can effectively buffer the volume change and enhance the charge transfer. In particular, sulfur-doped MXene nanosheets provide rich active sites for sodium storage and restrain sulfur loss during charging/discharging processes, leading the increase of specific capacity and cycling the stability of anode materials. As a result, Co_xFe_1-xS₂@S-Ti₃C₂ anodes exhibited high capacity, high rate capability and long cycle life(399 mA·h/g at 5 A/g with an 94% capacity retention after 600 cycles).     

Nitrogen-doped Carbon Coated Na3V2(PO4)3 with Superior Sodium Storage Capability

Cathodes with high cycling stability and rate capability are required for ambient temperature sodium ion batteries in renewable energy storage application. Na₃V₂(PO₄)₃ is an attractive cathode material with excellent electrochemical stability and fast ion diffusion coefficient within the 3D NASICON structure. Nevertheless, the practical application of Na₃V₂(PO₄)₃ is seriously hindered by its intrinsically poor electronic conductivity. Herein, solvent evaporation method is presented to obtain the nitrogen-doped carbon coated Na₃V₂(PO₄)₃ cathode material, delivering enhanced electrochemical performances. N-Doped carbon layer coating serves as a highly conducting pathway, and creates numerous extrinsic defects and active sites, which can facilitate the storage and diffusion of Na⁺. Moreover, the N-doped carbon layer can provide a stable framework to accommodate the agglomeration of the electrode upon electrode cycling. N-Doped carbon coated Na₃V₂(PO₄)₃(NC-NVP) exhibits excellent long cycling life and superior rate performances than bare Na₃V₂(PO₄)₃ without carbon coating. NC-NVP delivers a stable capacity of 95.9 mA·h/g after 500 cycles at 1 C rate, which corresponds to high capacity retention(94.6%) with respect to the initial capacity(101.4 mA·h/g). Over 91.3% of the initial capacity is retained after 500 cycles at 5 C, and the capacity can reach 85 mA·h/g at 30 C rate.     

Self-crystallized Interlayer Integrating Polysulfide-adsorbed TiO2/TiO and Highly-electron-conductive TiO for High-stability Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Low-cost lithium sulfur(Li-S)batteries afford preeminent prospect as a next-generation high-energy storage device by virtue of great theoretical capacity.Nevertheless,their applications are restricted by some challenging technical barriers,such as weak cycling stability and low poor-conductivity sulfur loading originated in notorious shuttling effect of polysulfide intermediates.Herein,free of any complicated compositing process,we design an interlayer of carbon fiber paper supported TiO2/TiO to impede the shuttle effect and enhance the electrical conductivity via physical isolation and chemical adsorption.Such a self-crystallized homogeneous interlayer,where TiO2/TiO enables absorbing lithium polysulfides(LiPSs)and TiO plays a key role of high-electron-conductivity exhibited ultrahigh capacities(1000 mA·h/g at 0.5 C and 900 mA·h/g at 1 C)and outstanding capacity retention rate(97%)after 100 cycles.Thus,our design provides a simple route to suppress the shuttle effect via self-derived evolution Li-S batteries.     

Design and Construction of 3D Porous Na3V2(PO4)3/C as High Performance Cathode for Sodium Ion Batteries

An easy and delicate approach using cheap carbon source as conductive materials to construct 3D sequential porous structural Na3V2(PO4)3/C(NVP/C)with high performance for cathode materials of sodium ion battery is highly desired.In this paper,the NVP/C with 3D sequential porous structure is constructed by a delicate approach named as“cooking porridge”including evaporation and calcination stages.Especially,during evaporation,the viscosity of NVP/C precursor is optimized by controlling the adding quantity of citric acid,thus leading to a 3D sequential porous structure with a high specific surface area.Furthermore,the NVP/C with a 3D sequential porous structure enables the electrolyte to interior easily,providing more active sites for redox reaction and shortening the diffusion path of electron and sodium ion.Therefore,benefited from its unique structure,as cathode material of sodium ion batteries,the 3D sequential porous structural NVP/C exhibits high specific capacities(115.7,88.9 and 74.4 mA·h/g at current rates of 1,20 and 50 C,respectively)and excellent cycling stability(107.5 and 80.4 mA·h/g are remained at a current density of 1 C after 500 cycles and at a current density of 20 C after 2200 cycles,respectively).     

尖晶石型高熵氧化物的制备和电化学性能

采用溶液燃烧法制备了化学组成均一的尖晶石型(Cr_0.2Fe_0.2Mn_0.2Ni_0.2M_0.2)₃O₄(M=Co, Zn, Mg)高熵氧化物(HEOs)纳米晶粉体,并将3种高熵氧化物用作锂离子电池负极材料,研究了活性过渡金属Co和Zn阳离子与非活性Mg阳离子对电化学性能的影响.结果表明,由于具有高构型熵稳定的晶体结构, 3种高熵氧化物均表现出优异的循环稳定性,其中含有非活性Mg离子的高熵氧化物(Cr_0.2Fe_0.2Mn_0.2Ni_0.2Mg_0.2)₃O₄不仅具有更高的初始比容量(1300 mA·h/g)和倍率性能(在3 A/g电流密度下比容量约为450 mA·h/g),且在循环500次后Li+的扩散系数为其它2种高熵氧化物的3倍以上.(Cr_0.2Fe_0.2...     

Facile Route to Constructing Ternary Nanoalloy Bifunctional Oxyegn Cathode for Metal-Air Batteries

Highly stable and efficient bifunctional air cathode catalyst is crucial to rechargeable metal-air batteries. Herein, a ternary nanoalloy layer composed of noble and base metal coated on a three-dimensional porous Ni sponge as the bifunctional cathode is synthesized through in-situ anchoring strategy, which can effectively keep the multi-metal nanoparticles from agglomeration and improve the density of active sites and catalytic activity. The prepared catalyst displays an excellent catalytic performance with lower overpotential and long-term stability. The Zn-air batteries with the as-prepared cathodes possess a large power density of 170 mW/cm², long cycling stability up to 230 cycles, and a high specific capacity of 771 mA·h/g. Furthermore, the corresponding Li-air batteries deliver a discharge capacity of 22429 mA·h/g. These superior properties of the metal-air batteries can be attributed to the combined influence of design and composition of electrode, which is of great significance to improve the electrochemical catalytic activity, providing great potential of wide application in expanded rechargeable energy systems.     

Dense Sphene-type Solid Electrolyte Through Rapid Sintering for Solid-state Lithium Metal Battery

The sphene-type solid electrolyte with high ionic conductivity has been designed for solid-state lithium metal battery. However, the practical applications of solid electrolytes are still suffered by the low relative density and long sintering time of tens of hours with large energy consumption. Here, we introduced the spark plasma sintering technology for fabricating the sphene-type Li_1.125Ta_0.875Zr_0.125SiO₅ solid electrolyte. The dense electrolyte pellet with high relative density of ca. 97.4% and ionic conductivity of ca. 1.44×10^-5 S/cm at 30℃ can be obtained by spark plasma sintering process within the extremely short time of only ca. 0.1 h. Also the solid electrolyte provides stable electrochemical window of ca. 6.0 V(vs. Li⁺/Li) and high electrochemical interface stability toward Li metal anode. With the enhanced interfacial contacts between electrodes and electrolyte pellet by the in-situ formed polymer electrolyte, the solid-state lithium metal battery with LiFePO₄ cathode can deliver the initial discharge capacity of ca. 154 mA·h/g at 0.1 C and the reversible capacity of ca. 132 mA·h/g after 70 cycles with high Coulombic efficiency of 99.5% at 55℃. Therefore, this study demonstrates a rapid and energy efficient sintering strategy for fabricating the solid electrolyte with dense structure and high ionic conductivity that can be practically applied in solid-state lithium metal batteries with high energy densities and safeties.     

锌离子电池正极材料V2O5的储能机理和容量衰减原因

采用水热法结合热处理制备了具有高结晶性的V₂O₅,利用X射线衍射仪、球差校正扫描透射电子显微镜和扫描电子显微镜对V₂O₅的物相和形貌进行了表征,发现制备的V₂O₅择优取向生长并且具有良好的结晶性.电化学测试结果表明,以V₂O₅为正极材料的电池在电流密度为0.5 A/g下首次放电比容量约为340 mA·h/g.在电流密度为5 A/g下电池的首次放电比容量为170 mA·h/g,并且循环100次后衰减为50 mA·h/g.对不同放电态的V₂O₅正极材料的物相进行了分析,得出了V₂O₅正极材料在充放电过程中发生了锌离子和质子共嵌入（脱出）的反应机理;V₂O₅正极材料在充放电过程中发生的非晶化和副产物碱式硫酸锌的生成是导致以V₂O₅作为水系锌离子电池正极材料的电池系统发生容量衰减的主要原因.     

利用原位氟化保护层改善三维锡锂合金/碳纸负极贫电解液下性能

金属锂具有最高的理论比容量(3860 mAh·g^?1)和最低的还原电势(?3.04 V),是新型高能量密度电池负极材料的最佳选择之一。然而由于金属锂负极表面自发生成的固态电解质界面(SEI)十分不稳定,导致锂枝晶的产生和电池容量快速衰减,严重限制了锂金属电池的商业化应用。因此,本工作利用碳酸双(2,2,2-三氟乙基)酯(DTFEC)添加剂在三维锡锂合金/碳纸负极(SnLi/Cp)表面原位构筑了高机械强度和离子穿透性的含氟化物(LiF和SnF2)保护层,有效地改善了锂负极的倍率性能和循环稳定性。结果显示,SnLi/Cp对称电池在8 mA·cm^?2的电流密度下经过100次循环后过电位仅为90 mV。当将电解液降低到12μL(1.5μL·(mAh)?1)时,在5 mA·cm^?2的电流密度下对称电池仍具有优异的稳定性;SnLi/Cp||NMC811电池在1C(1.5 mA·cm^?2)条件下能稳定循环300圈以上,库伦效率高达98.1%。这种方法能够显著改善锂金属负极的循环稳定性,有助于实现高能量密度锂金属电池的实际应用。     

Lotus-stalk Bi4Ge3O12 as binder-free anode for lithium and sodium ion batteries

The synthesized lotus-stalk Bi₄Ge₃O₁₂ utilized as binder-free anode for LIBs demonstrates excellent cycling performance. The synthesized lotus-stalk Bi₄Ge₃O₁₂ is composed of nanosheets, which is contribute to outstanding lithium storage performance.     

Na2Ti3O7纳米片原位制备与钠离子电池负极材料应用

报道了Na₂Ti₃O₇纳米片的原位生长和钠离子电池负极材料的应用。通过简单的腐蚀市售的钛片制备出相互连接的微纳结构的Na₂Ti₃O₇纳米片。此外,腐蚀后的钛片在不用添加导电剂或粘结剂的情况下,可以直接作为电极材料使用。这种电极材料表现出优越的电化学性能,在50 mA·g^–1的电流密度下具有175 mAh·g^–1的可逆容量,在2000 mA·g^–1的电流密度下循环3000周后,其容量仍保持120 mAh·g^–1,容量保持率为96.5%。Na₂Ti₃O₇纳米片电极的优越电化学性能归因于二维结构具有较短的离子/电子扩散路径以及无粘结剂结构能有效的增加电极的电子传导能力。结果表明,这种微纳结构能够有效地克服Na₂Ti₃O₇作为电极材料离子/电子导电性差的缺点。因此,这种无粘结剂结构的Na₂Ti₃O₇纳米片负极材料是一种很有潜力的钠离子负极材料。