NASICON-type structured NaTi2(PO4)3 has been regarded as a promising anode material for non-aqueous and aqueous Na-ion batteries,whereas its sodium storage performance was greatly restricted by its inherent inferior e...NASICON-type structured NaTi2(PO4)3 has been regarded as a promising anode material for non-aqueous and aqueous Na-ion batteries,whereas its sodium storage performance was greatly restricted by its inherent inferior electronic conductivity.In the present work,a two-step carbon modification method using prefabricated carbon spheres as support and phenolic resin as carbon source was proposed to prepare advanced NaTi2(PO4)3/C.The as-prepared composite with carbon spheres displayed a much higher reversible capacity(126.7 mA?h/g vs 106.7 mA?h/g at 0.5C)than the control sample without carbon spheres.Superior rate capability with discharge capacities of 115.1,95.5,80.8 mAh/g at 1C,10C,20C,respectively and long-term cycling stability with capacity retention of 92.4%after 1000 cycles at 5C were also observed.Owing to the designing of two-step carbon modification,although the as-prepared sample shows much smaller surface area,it possesses much better conductive network and more uniform particle distribution,resulting in higher electronic conductivity and faster ionic conductivity,thereby superior sodium storage ability at high rate.展开更多
基金Projects(21671200,21571189)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(2016TP1007,2017TP1001)supported by the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project of China+1 种基金Project(2017CL17)supported by the Opening Project of Material Corrosion and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province,ChinaProject(2016CXS009)supported by Innovation-Driven Project of Central South University,China
文摘NASICON-type structured NaTi2(PO4)3 has been regarded as a promising anode material for non-aqueous and aqueous Na-ion batteries,whereas its sodium storage performance was greatly restricted by its inherent inferior electronic conductivity.In the present work,a two-step carbon modification method using prefabricated carbon spheres as support and phenolic resin as carbon source was proposed to prepare advanced NaTi2(PO4)3/C.The as-prepared composite with carbon spheres displayed a much higher reversible capacity(126.7 mA?h/g vs 106.7 mA?h/g at 0.5C)than the control sample without carbon spheres.Superior rate capability with discharge capacities of 115.1,95.5,80.8 mAh/g at 1C,10C,20C,respectively and long-term cycling stability with capacity retention of 92.4%after 1000 cycles at 5C were also observed.Owing to the designing of two-step carbon modification,although the as-prepared sample shows much smaller surface area,it possesses much better conductive network and more uniform particle distribution,resulting in higher electronic conductivity and faster ionic conductivity,thereby superior sodium storage ability at high rate.
