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Interface regulation of Cu2Se via Cu–Se–C bonding for superior lithium-ion batteries

Show Author's Information Kefu Zhu1,§,  Shiqiang Wei1,§,  Quan Zhou1,§,  Shuangming Chen1( ),  Yunxiang Lin2,  Pengjun Zhang1,  Yuyang Cao1,  Changda Wang1,  Yixiu Wang1,  Yujian Xia1,  Dengfeng Cao1,  Zeinab Mohamed1,  Xin Guo1,  Xiya Yang1,  Xiaojun Wu3,  Li Song1( )
National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, China
Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
School of Chemistry and Material Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

§ Kefu Zhu, Shiqiang Wei, and Quan Zhou contributed equally to this work.

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Transition metal selenides have aroused great attention in recent years due to their high theoretical capacity. However, the huge volume fluctuation generated by conversion reaction during the charge/discharge process results in the significant electrochemical performance reduction. Herein, the carbon-regulated copper(I) selenide (Cu2Se@C) is designed to significantly promote the interface stability and ion diffusion for selenide electrodes. The systematic X-ray spectroscopies characterizations and density functional theory (DFT) simulations reveal that the Cu–Se–C bonding forming on the surface of Cu2Se not only improves the electronic conductivity of Cu2Se@C but also retards the volume change during electrochemical cycling, playing a pivotal role in interface regulation. Consequently, the storage kinetics of Cu2Se@C is mainly controlled by the capacitance process diverting from the ion diffusion-controlled process of Cu2Se. When employed this distinctive Cu2Se@C as anode active material in Li coin cell configuration, the ultrahigh specific capacity of 810.3 mA·h·g−1 at 0.1 A·g−1 and the capacity retention of 83% after 1,500 cycles at 5 A·g−1 is achieved, implying the best Cu-based Li+-storage capacity reported so far. This strategy of heterojunction combined with chemical bonding regulation opens up a potential way for the development of advanced electrodes for battery storage systems.


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Interface regulation of Cu2Se via Cu–Se–C bonding for superior lithium-ion batteries

Show Author's information Kefu Zhu1,§, Shiqiang Wei1,§, Quan Zhou1,§, Shuangming Chen1( ), Yunxiang Lin2, Pengjun Zhang1, Yuyang Cao1, Changda Wang1, Yixiu Wang1, Yujian Xia1, Dengfeng Cao1, Zeinab Mohamed1, Xin Guo1, Xiya Yang1, Xiaojun Wu3, Li Song1( )
National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, China
Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
School of Chemistry and Material Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

§ Kefu Zhu, Shiqiang Wei, and Quan Zhou contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

Transition metal selenides have aroused great attention in recent years due to their high theoretical capacity. However, the huge volume fluctuation generated by conversion reaction during the charge/discharge process results in the significant electrochemical performance reduction. Herein, the carbon-regulated copper(I) selenide (Cu2Se@C) is designed to significantly promote the interface stability and ion diffusion for selenide electrodes. The systematic X-ray spectroscopies characterizations and density functional theory (DFT) simulations reveal that the Cu–Se–C bonding forming on the surface of Cu2Se not only improves the electronic conductivity of Cu2Se@C but also retards the volume change during electrochemical cycling, playing a pivotal role in interface regulation. Consequently, the storage kinetics of Cu2Se@C is mainly controlled by the capacitance process diverting from the ion diffusion-controlled process of Cu2Se. When employed this distinctive Cu2Se@C as anode active material in Li coin cell configuration, the ultrahigh specific capacity of 810.3 mA·h·g−1 at 0.1 A·g−1 and the capacity retention of 83% after 1,500 cycles at 5 A·g−1 is achieved, implying the best Cu-based Li+-storage capacity reported so far. This strategy of heterojunction combined with chemical bonding regulation opens up a potential way for the development of advanced electrodes for battery storage systems.

Keywords: lithium-ion battery, Cu–Se–C bonding, interface regulation, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), operando synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction (SRXRD)

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Received: 20 June 2022
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Published: 30 September 2022
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This work was financially supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2020YFA0405800), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Nos. U1932201 and U2032113), Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (No. 2022457), CAS Collaborative Innovation Program of Hefei Science Center (No. 2020HSC-CIP002), CAS International Partnership Program (No. 211134KYSB20190063), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. WK2060000039). L.S. acknowledges the support from the Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province (No. GXXT-2020-002). The authors thank the Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF, 1W1B), Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF, BL14W1 and 14B1), the Hefei Synchrotron Radiation Facility (MCD-A and MCD-B Soochow Beamline for Energy Materials at National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL)), and the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication for helps in characterizations.

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