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Watermelon-like multicore-shell Fe(PO3)2@carbon nanocapsule anode to construct an all iron phosphate-based sodium ion battery

Show Author's Information Lu Yue1,  Jingyu Zhang1,  Meng Kong1,  Kai Li1,  Wenhui Zhang1( ),  Xiaotian Guo2,  Mengmeng Xiao1,  Feng Zhang1,  Huan Pang2( )
Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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electrochemical performance, sodium ion battery, watermelon-like, multicore-shell composite, Fe(PO3)2 anode
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Yue L, Zhang J, Kong M, et al. Watermelon-like multicore-shell Fe(PO3)2@carbon nanocapsule anode to construct an all iron phosphate-based sodium ion battery. Nano Research, 2022, 15(10): 9026-9037. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4678-7
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Rechargeable sodium ion battery (SIB) has attracted much attention recently. However, the deficiency of high-performance electrode materials limits its commercial development. Exploring new cost-effective, high safe electrode materials and full battery matching technology is an important direction of future research. In this work, a novel watermelon-like multicore-shell Fe(PO3)2@C nanocapsule anode material is designed via a facile and eco-friendly process for high performance SIB. Fe(PO3)2@C composite anode exhibits remarkable electrochemical performances for SIB, showing high sodium storage capacity (452 mAh·g–1 at 0.2 A·g–1), good rate (235 mAh·g–1 at 10 A·g–1), stable long-term cycling life (210 mAh·g–1 over 2,000 cycles under 5 A·g–1), and superior high-low temperature performance. Furthermore, a new type all iron-based phosphate full battery with high specific capacity is constructed, which can output initial capacity of 309 mAh·g–1 and a high energy density of 254, 107, and 82 Wh·kg–1 at the power density of 186, 917, and 1,640 W·kg–1 at room temperature. The exceptional performance of multicore-shell Fe(PO3)2@C nanocapsule structure can be ascribed to the large specific surface, good structure stability, high conductivity, as well as the multiple layer protection for superior electron/ion transportation.


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Watermelon-like multicore-shell Fe(PO3)2@carbon nanocapsule anode to construct an all iron phosphate-based sodium ion battery

Show Author's information Lu Yue1, Jingyu Zhang1, Meng Kong1, Kai Li1, Wenhui Zhang1( ), Xiaotian Guo2, Mengmeng Xiao1, Feng Zhang1, Huan Pang2( )
Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China

Abstract

Rechargeable sodium ion battery (SIB) has attracted much attention recently. However, the deficiency of high-performance electrode materials limits its commercial development. Exploring new cost-effective, high safe electrode materials and full battery matching technology is an important direction of future research. In this work, a novel watermelon-like multicore-shell Fe(PO3)2@C nanocapsule anode material is designed via a facile and eco-friendly process for high performance SIB. Fe(PO3)2@C composite anode exhibits remarkable electrochemical performances for SIB, showing high sodium storage capacity (452 mAh·g–1 at 0.2 A·g–1), good rate (235 mAh·g–1 at 10 A·g–1), stable long-term cycling life (210 mAh·g–1 over 2,000 cycles under 5 A·g–1), and superior high-low temperature performance. Furthermore, a new type all iron-based phosphate full battery with high specific capacity is constructed, which can output initial capacity of 309 mAh·g–1 and a high energy density of 254, 107, and 82 Wh·kg–1 at the power density of 186, 917, and 1,640 W·kg–1 at room temperature. The exceptional performance of multicore-shell Fe(PO3)2@C nanocapsule structure can be ascribed to the large specific surface, good structure stability, high conductivity, as well as the multiple layer protection for superior electron/ion transportation.

Keywords: electrochemical performance, sodium ion battery, watermelon-like, multicore-shell composite, Fe(PO3)2 anode

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Received: 16 April 2022
Revised: 14 June 2022
Accepted: 20 June 2022
Published: 05 July 2022
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51802276 and 52072330), and The Scientific and Technological Plan of Guangdong Province, China (No. 2019B090905005).

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