Potassium-ion batteries(PIBs)are promising ne15t-generation energy storage candidates due to abundant resources and low cost.Sb-based materials with high theoretical capacity(660 mAh·g^(-1))and low working potent...Potassium-ion batteries(PIBs)are promising ne15t-generation energy storage candidates due to abundant resources and low cost.Sb-based materials with high theoretical capacity(660 mAh·g^(-1))and low working potential are considered as promising anode for PIBs.The remaining challenge is poor stability and slow kinetics.In this work,FeSb@N-doped carbon quantum dots anchored in three-dimensional(3D)porous N-doped carbon(FeSb@C/Nc3DC/N),a Sb-based material with a particular structure,is designed and constructed by a green salt-template method.As an anode for PIBs,it exhibits extraordinarily high-rate and long-cycle stability(a capacity of 245 mAh·g^(-1) at 3,080 mAh·g^(-1) after 1,000 cycles).The pseudocapacitance contribution(83%)is demonstrated as the origin of high-rate performance of the FeSb@C/NС3DC/N electrode.Furthermore,the potassium storage mechanism in the electrode is systematically investigated through ex-situ characterization techniques including ex-situ transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).Overall,this study could provide a useful guidance for future design of high-performance electrode materials for PIBs.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51661009 and 21875097)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province(No.2019GXNSFDA245014)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Base and Talent Special Project of Guangxi Province(No.AD 19245162)the Basic Research Project of the Science and Technology Innovation Commission of Shenzhen(No.JCYJ20200109141640095).
文摘Potassium-ion batteries(PIBs)are promising ne15t-generation energy storage candidates due to abundant resources and low cost.Sb-based materials with high theoretical capacity(660 mAh·g^(-1))and low working potential are considered as promising anode for PIBs.The remaining challenge is poor stability and slow kinetics.In this work,FeSb@N-doped carbon quantum dots anchored in three-dimensional(3D)porous N-doped carbon(FeSb@C/Nc3DC/N),a Sb-based material with a particular structure,is designed and constructed by a green salt-template method.As an anode for PIBs,it exhibits extraordinarily high-rate and long-cycle stability(a capacity of 245 mAh·g^(-1) at 3,080 mAh·g^(-1) after 1,000 cycles).The pseudocapacitance contribution(83%)is demonstrated as the origin of high-rate performance of the FeSb@C/NС3DC/N electrode.Furthermore,the potassium storage mechanism in the electrode is systematically investigated through ex-situ characterization techniques including ex-situ transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).Overall,this study could provide a useful guidance for future design of high-performance electrode materials for PIBs.
