@article{Kim2017, 
author = {Jung Hyun Kim and Yun Chan Kang},
title = {Yolk–shell-structured (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 solid-solution powders: Synthesis and application as anode materials for Na-ion batteries},
year = {2017},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {10},
number = {9},
pages = {3178-3188},
keywords = {sodium-ion batteries, spray pyrolysis, yolk–shell, metal sulfide, multicomponent sulfide},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-017-1535-1},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-017-1535-1},
abstract = {Multicomponent metal sulfide materials with a yolk–shell structure and a single phase were studied for the first time as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Yolk–shell-structured Fe–Ni–O powders with a molar ratio of iron and nickel components of 1/1 were prepared via one-pot spray pyrolysis. The prepared Fe–Ni–O powders were transformed into yolk–shell-structured (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 solid-solution powders via a sulfidation process. The initial discharge and charge capacities of the (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 powders at a current density of 1 A·g−1 were 601 and 504 mA·h·g−1, respectively. The discharge capacities of the (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 powders for the 2nd and 100th cycle were 530 and 527 mA·h·g−1, respectively, and their corresponding capacity retention measured from the 2nd cycle was 99%. The (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 powders had high initial discharge and charge capacities at a low current density of 0.1 A·g−1, and the reversible discharge capacity decreased slightly from 568 to 465 mA·h·g−1 as the current density increased from 0.1 to 5.0 A·g−1. The synergetic effect of the novel yolk–shell structure and the multicomponent sulfide composition of the (Fe0.5Ni0.5)9S8 powders resulted in excellent sodium-ion storage performance.}
}